tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post6393244515764834732..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Tajik accession resonates with DixieMarie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-21515208811937294522012-12-04T22:26:41.568+00:002012-12-04T22:26:41.568+00:00"a mere 41-and-a-bit years after it was concl..."a mere 41-and-a-bit years after it was concluded" .. Be fair. Tajikistan was the poorest republic of the Soviet Union until the union's collapse, took the unenviable position of most roubled and undeveloped republic of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In fact it was one of the poorest countries in the world, vying with certain benighted Central African states for the bottom spot. After independence, its bloody civil war cost more lives than almost all the other post-collapse troubles put together. Acceding to this multilateral is a welcome sign that Tajikistan is beginning to look beyond its mountainous borders.Tom Angnoreply@blogger.com