Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 01/11/2011 – His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today inaugurated the Dushanbe Serena Hotel.
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Opening of Serena Hotel in Dushanbe | Asia-Plus Flickr Photo Album
Several Photographs from Tajikistan’s visit
The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam departs Tajikistan
Dushanbe, 1 November 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Tajikistan drew to a close today. Following the inauguration of the Dushanbe Serena Hotel, members of the Jamat gathered across the street to bid farewell to Hazar Imam as he departed the Serena.
In addition to opening the Dushanbe Serena, Mawlana Hazar Imam participated in the foundation-stone ceremony of a fifth bridge connecting Afghanistan and Tajikistan to be built with AKDN support.
Short video: Aga Khan, Tajik President Initiate Construction Of Bridge To Afghanistan
Speech by Prince Amyn Aga Khan for the official opening of Dushanbe Serena Hotel, 1st November 2011
Your Excellency, President Rahmon, Your Highness, Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and Management of State Property, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen
It gives me the greatest pleasure to see the Dushanbe Serena officially opened today. Part of the hotel was, of course, unofficially available for clients during the recent anniversary of independence, although work was still progressing on the hotel and the building and its facilities were partly incomplete. The purpose then, as it is now, is that this hotel should offer to the country a receptive facility for investors and international visitors of all levels interested in Tajikistan and both capable and willing to support and take part in this country’s development. The Dushanbe Serena aims to strengthen Tajikistan’s infrastructure and to promote trade, tourism and investment to and within this country.
Prince Karim Aga Khan inaugurates Afghan-Tajik bridge construction – Khaama Press
Wednesday, November 02, 2011 – His Highness prince Karim Aga Khan following a ceremony attended by Afghan and Tajikistan officials inaugurated the construction of a new bridge between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The construction work of the new bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan was inaugurated in the presence of Tajikistan president Imam Ali Rakhmanov and local officials.
While speaking during the inauguration ceremony, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan expressed his gratitude for both the nations and the local leaders for assisting the Aga Khan Foundation for the outstanding assistance and support to start the work of the bridge.
Governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan and AKDN lay foundation for 5th Tajik-Afghan bridge | Asia-Plus
DUSHANBE, November 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Monday October 31, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Afghan Minister of Public Works Abdul Qudus Hamidi, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), performed the foundation stone ceremony for the Shouroobod Bridge.
According to AKDN Tajikistan, the bridge, the fifth to be built in partnership with the AKDN, will connect the Shouroobod district of Khatlon province in Tajikistan with the Khohon province of Afghanistan. The ceremony was also attended by the German Ambassadors to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Since 2002, AKDN has constructed four bridges — at Darvoz, Tem, Ishkashim and Vanj. Today they serve as the primary transport links between Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Oblast and northern Afghanistan. As integral parts of AKDN’s multi-sector cross-border strategy, they are key conduits for humanitarian assistance, commerce and socio-cultural exchange opportunities in these remote and isolated areas.
The Ismaili: Dushanbe Serena Hotel is opened by Mawlana Hazar Imam and the President of Tajikistan
Dushanbe, 1 November 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam and His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, inaugurated a new Serena Hotel in the heart of Dushanbe, the Tajik capital. Prince Amyn and Prince Rahim were present for the ceremony, as were dignitaries from the government, development and tourism sectors.
“The spirit of our project,” said Mawlana Hazar Imam, addressing the guests gathered for the inauguration in the hotel’s Millat banquet room, “reaches all the way back to the days of the ancient Silk Route — when this region was a key connecting point between people from many different cultures, languages and ethnicities.”
“It is in this context that many of us see a new future for Dushanbe and Tajikistan as important players again on the global stage,” said Hazar Imam.
via The Ismaili: Dushanbe Serena Hotel is opened by Mawlana Hazar Imam and the President of Tajikistan.
Tajik President, Aga Khan Initiate Construction Of Bridge To Afghanistan
SHUROOBOD, Tajikistan — Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the Aga Khan have laid the foundation stone of what will be the fifth bridge connecting Tajikistan to Afghanistan, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reports.
It is the first bridge in the Kulob region of Tajikistan’s southern Khatlon Province and will connect the Tajik district of Shuroobod with Afghanistan’s Khohon Province. The bridge will be 162 meters long and 3.5 meters wide.
The ceremony marking the beginning of construction took place on October 31.
The bridge is being financed jointly by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the German government-owned bank Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW), which has contributed $3 million to the cost of building. The construction of the bridge is expected to take a few years to complete.
The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam joins leaders of Tajikistan and Afghanistan to lay foundation of fifth cross-border bridge
Showun, Shurobad District, Tajikistan, 31 October 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam, together with the President of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, and Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Works His Excellency Abdulkudus Hamidi, performed the foundation-stone ceremony for the Shurobod Bridge today. The bridge is the fifth to be built in partnership with the Aga Khan Development Network, and will connect the Shurobod District of Khatlon Region in Tajikistan with the Khohon Province of Afghanistan.
The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam stops over in Kabul to meet with President Karzai
Kabul, 30 October 2011 — Between visits to India and Tajikistan, Mawlana Hazar Imam made a stop in Kabul, where he met with His Excellency President Hamid Karzai to discuss the progress of AKDN activities in Afghanistan. The Government of Aghanistan accorded Hazar Imam a full state welcome, including a guard of honour.
via The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam stops over in Kabul to meet with President Karzai.
Related: http://president.gov.af/ps/news/4439
Photographs: Tajikistan, Afghanistan and AKDN Lay Foundation Stone for Fifth Bridge Between Countries
Showun, Shurobod District, Tajikistan, 31st October 2011 – His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, Minister of Public Works of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan His Excellency Abdulkudus Hamidi, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today performed the foundation-stone ceremony for the Shurobod Bridge.
The bridge, the fifth to be built in partnership with the AKDN, will connect the Shurobod District of Khatlon Region in Tajikistan with the Khohon Province of Afghanistan. The ceremony was also attended by the German Ambassadors to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
http://www.akdn.org/Content/1091/Tajikistan-Afghanistan-and-AKDN
Photographs: http://www.akdn.org/photos_show.asp?Sid=186
Tajikistan, Afghanistan lay foundation of 5th Tajik-Afghan bridge
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, Afghan Minister of Public Works Abdul Qudus Hamidi, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), performed the foundation stone ceremony for the Shouroobod Bridge, Asia-Plus reported.
According to AKDN Tajikistan, the bridge will connect the Shouroobod district of Khatlon province in Tajikistan with the Khohon province of Afghanistan. The ceremony was also attended by the German Ambassadors to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Since 2002, AKDN has constructed four bridges — at Darvoz, Tem, Ishkashim and Vanj. Today they serve as the primary transport links between Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Oblast and northern Afghanistan.
President Rahmon and Aga Khan Inaugurate Dushanbe Serena Hotel
Dushanbe, 1 November 2011 — His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today inaugurated the Dushanbe Serena Hotel.
The ceremony, which was held in the hotel’s Millat banquet room, was attended by Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Executive Director of AKFED, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan and dignitaries from the government, development and tourism sectors.
http://www.akdn.org/Content/1093/President-Rahmon-and-Aga-Khan-Inaugurate-Dushanbe-Serena-Hotel
His Highness the Aga Khan tours Delhi urban renewal project
New Delhi, India, 30 October 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan toured the Humayun’s Tomb - Sunder Nursery - Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti Urban Renewal Project, in the heart of Delhi, India, to review progress on the project. - Photo: AKDN
http://www.akdn.org/photos_show.asp?Sid=185
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1282/
Bakhtar News Agency – President Karzai And Prince Aga Khan Emphasize On Infrastructure Projects
Monday, October 31, 2011 Kabul (BIA) President Hamid Karzai and Prince Karim Agha Khan in their meeting emphasized on acceleration of the infrastructure projects implemented by Agha Khan Development Foundation.
Prince Karim Agha Khan arrived in Kabul yesterday and in his meeting with President Karzai assured continued assistance of the Agha Khan Foundation with Afghanistan in health, educational, cultural and potable water provision spheres. He stressed further that cooperation in reconstruction of development of Afghanistan has its important place in Agha Khan Foundation programs and its assistance is made in eradication of poverty and growth of life of the people. President Karzai thanked Agha Foundation’s assistance and called it as very important in addressing the needs of Afghans.
via http://bakhtarnews.com.af.
CA-NEWS : Prince Karim Aga Khan IV begins his visit to Tajikistan
31 October 2011 – CA-NEWS (TJ) – Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Tajikistan with a three-day visit on Sunday, CA-News was told in the representation of the Aga Khan Development Network in Dushanbe.
The prince, together with President of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon, will participate in the opening of five-star hotel «Dushanbe Serena» with 95 rooms.
The hotel embodies the “Tajik culture and heritage.” It is located in the heart of the capital of Tajikistan in 10-minute drive from the international airport in Dushanbe.
“Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and President Emomalii Rahmon will participate in a formal ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the bridge in Shurabad on October 31,” said the representative office.
This bridge is the fifth bridge to be built within the framework of cross-border initiatives of AKDN and it will connect Shurabad district of Khatlon region of Tajikistan with Hohon province in Afghanistan.
“The bridge of 162 meters-long and 3.5 m wide has a total capacity of 30 tons. The project will be implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation with the financial support from the German government through KfW agency,” added the representation of the Aga Khan Development Network in Dushanbe.
via CA-NEWS : Prince Karim Aga Khan IV begins his visit to Tajikistan.
The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Tajikistan to open Dushanbe Serena
Dushanbe, 30 October 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Tajikistan today for the inauguration of the Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Prince Rahim and Prince Amyn had arrived earlier, and will also participate in the opening ceremony.
At the airport, His Excellency Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Mawlana Hazar Imam on behalf of the Government of Tajikistan. Aga Khan Development Network Resident Representative Munir Merali and leaders of the Jamat also welcomed Hazar Imam to the country.
via The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Tajikistan to open Dushanbe Serena.
Aga Khan to arrive in Tajikistan today | Tajikistan News
DUSHANBE, October 30, 2011, Asia-Plus — Dushanbe, 30th October 2011 — His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, is expected to arrive in Dushanbe tonight, on a three-day visit to Tajikistan, AKDN Tajikistan reports.
While in the country, the Aga Khan will officially inaugurate the Dushanbe Serena Hotel together with His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon.
The Aga Khan and His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon are also expected to lay the foundation stone for the Shouroobod bridge, together with His Excellency Abdul Qudus Hamidi – Minister of Public Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The bridge – which will connect Shouroobod district of Khatlon Region and Khohon Province of Afghanistan – is the 5th bridge to connect Tajikistan and Afghanistan within the framework of regional initiatives of AKDN. It is 162 m long and 3.5 m wide and has a load capacity of up to 30 mt. The project will be implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation with financial support of German Government through its agency KfW.
via Aga Khan to arrive in Tajikistan today | Tajikistan News-NA «Asia-Plus».
