Tajikistan is not considering joining the Islamic coalition against the IS

Almaty. December 22. Silkroadnews - Tajikistan is not considering joining the established on the initiative of Saudi Arabia's coalition against the terrorist group "Islamic State" on an official level, reports TajikTA.
"We do not consider this issue at all", - said Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Parviz Davlatzoda, who arrived in Astana for participation in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the "European Union - Central Asia".
Earlier media reported that Azerbaijan and Tajikistan are considering joining the Islamic military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. The leadership of Tajikistan "is currently studying the proposal by Saudi Arabia to join the Islamic coalition to fight against terrorism", the newspaper quoted the ambassador of the republic in Riyadh Sharifi Azamsho Latifzody.
As informed diplomat, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon in January, will visit the Middle East country and meet with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. He stressed that the two sides discussed the strengthening of cooperation in the fight against terrorism, in particular, the opportunity to participate in Dushanbe Muslim military unit.
Saudi Arabia formed the Islamic anti-terrorist coalition which includes 34 countries.