On behalf of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Malta's Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella called on Tajikistan, on Monday 15 May, to respect human rights.
"The EU recognises the need for the authorities of Tajikistan to protect the country's integrity and state institutions (...) However, we underlined that human rights and fundamental freedoms need to be ensured at all times, and that an open political space is in the interest of the...