On 1 October, the EU called for the presidential elections in Tajikistan on 6 November to be “inclusive and transparent”, “including the pre-electoral phase”, and for long term political stability in the country, said the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council. The EU, represented by Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius and Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi also discussed political and administrative reforms, the rule of law, human rights, and economic and trade...