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Viewing cable 06DUSHANBE4, TAJIK MEDIA NAMES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR "DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR"

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06DUSHANBE4 2006-01-03 05:49 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Dushanbe
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000004 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
CORRECTED COPY 
 
STATE FOR EUR/CACEN, SA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL KPAO RS TI
SUBJECT: TAJIK MEDIA NAMES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR "DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR" 
 
 
1.  (U) A New Year's tradition, Tajikistan's electronic news 
agency "Asia Plus" and Russian-language independent paper 
"Kurier Tajikistana" published best of the year lists, sourced 
from editors' personal opinions and popularity polls, and the 
diplomatic community wasn't left out of their end of the year 
analysis.  "Asia Plus" ranked Russian Ambassador Ramazan 
Abdulatipov as "Diplomat of the Year."  In "Kurier Tajikistana," 
Abdulatipov edged out Ambassador Hoagland 16 - 7 for "Most 
Active Diplomat." 
 
2.  (U) "Asia Plus," published a lengthy section on Abdulatipov 
that praises him for being the first Muslim Russian Ambassador 
to Tajikistan as well as a famous scientist and statesman.  He 
was also lauded for his "zealous work in Tajikistan that 
overshadowed his colleague, Ambassador Hoagland." 
 
3.  (SBU) COMMENT.  The Tajik mass media is ever quick to pit 
the United States against Russia on all manner of issues.  This 
is not always negative, however, as papers, editors, and issues 
swing between the two camps, keeping readers engaged in what the 
two countries are doing in Tajikistan.  The influence of Russian 
media organs, the Tajik State-owned press, and cautious 
self-censorship continue to remain an issue with free 
independent press in Tajikistan, but rare moments of open 
criticism and free expression have been, and continue to be, 
present.  END COMMENT. 
 
ARMBRUSTER 
 
 
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