Seventh session of the National Council of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan held

Today in Dushanbe, the seventh session of the National Council of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan, seventh convocation, was held under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the National Council of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan and Chairman of Dushanbe, Rustami Emomali.

At the outset, members of the National Council adopted the relevant decisions on approving the procedure of work, electing the secretariat and endorsing the agenda of the session, which consisted of 51 items. Committee chairpersons then presented their conclusions on the draft laws under consideration.

The National Council went on to review and support the Environmental Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, the laws on protection of competition and on migration, as well as a series of laws amending the criminal, criminal procedure, administrative offences, administrative offence procedure, labour, family and urban planning codes of Tajikistan. It also backed the Government's proposal to classify the settlement in the Noshiri Khusrav rural jamoat of Qubodiyon district in Khatlon region as a village. By decisions of the National Council, the powers of member Mirzonabot Alisher were terminated ahead of term due to his death, and he was relieved of his post as Deputy Chairman of the National Council.