Editing Dushanbe (section)

==International relations==
===Twin towns – sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Asia#Tajikistan|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Tajikistan}}
[[File:Boulder Dushanbe table.JPG|thumb|Interior of the [[Boulder Dushanbe teahouse]]]]
Dushanbe is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Бародаршаҳрҳо|url=https://dushanbe.tj/goroda-pobratimy|website=dushanbe.tj|publisher=Dushanbe|language=tg|access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ankara]], Turkey
*{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Ashgabat]], Turkmenistan
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Astana]], Kazakhstan
*{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Baku]], Azerbaijan
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], United States
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]], Qatar
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hainan]], China
*{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Islamabad]], Pakistan
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Klagenfurt]], Austria
*{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Lahore]], Pakistan
*{{flagicon|ZMB}} [[Lusaka]], Zambia
*{{flagicon|AFG}} [[Mazar-i-Sharif]], Afghanistan
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Minsk]], Belarus
*{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]], Tunisia
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Qingdao]], China
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Reutlingen]], Germany
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia
*{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Sanaa]], Yemen
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Shiraz]], Iran
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Tehran]], Iran
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ürümqi]], China
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xiamen]], China
{{div col end}}In 1982, Mary Hey and Sophia Stoller started an initiative to make Dushanbe a sister city of [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] even though during that time they were on opposite sides of the [[Cold War]]. In 1987, the mayor of Dushanbe, [[Maksud Ikramov]], officially made Boulder a sister city of Dushanbe. Exchange students, tourism, and art exchanges began between the two cities. The [[Dushanbe Tea House|Tajik Teahouse]] was sent from Dushanbe to Boulder in 1990. During the [[Tajikistani Civil War|civil war]], Boulder sent humanitarian aid to Dushanbe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boulder Dushanbe Sister Cities|url=https://www.boulder-dushanbe.org/history|access-date=2020-08-05|website=Boulder-Dushanbe Sis|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408232259/https://www.boulder-dushanbe.org/history|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== International conferences ===
[[File:Dmitry Medvedev 28 August 2008-5.jpg|thumb|2008 Shanghai Coordination Council meeting.|left|202x202px]]
Many international conferences have been held in Dushanbe, such as the International Conference on Integrated [[Tuberculosis|TB]] Control in Central Asia<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-13|title=USAID and Ministry of Health Hold Third International Conference on Integrated TB Control in Central Asia|url=https://tj.usembassy.gov/usaid-and-ministry-of-health-hold-third-international-conference-on-integrated-tb-control-in-central-asia/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan}}</ref> and the hosting of the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|Shanghai Cooperation Organization]] conference in 2000, 2008, and [[2014 SCO summit|2014]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65068362|title=Dushanbe : ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡|publisher=Glavnai︠a︡ nauchnai︠a︡ redakt︠s︡ii︠a︡ Tadzhikskoĭ nat︠s︡ionalʹnoĭ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii|others=Dinorshoev, Muso.|year=2004|isbn=5-89870-071-4|location=Dushanbe|chapter=Social and Political Life|oclc=65068362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028115236/http://dushanbe.tj/img/ENS.doc|archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Statement of the Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/t513028.shtml|access-date=2020-09-28|website=www.fmprc.gov.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-10|title=13th annual summit of SCO starts today in Dushanbe|url=https://dnd.com.pk/13th-annual-summit-sco-starts-today-dushanbe/77837|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Dispatch News Desk}}</ref>

In 2003, Dushanbe hosted the International Forum on Fresh Water which was attended by 50 states and organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-11-21|title=Столица > Душанбе - столица > Официальный сайт Исполнительного органа местной государственной власти в городе Душанбе|url=http://dushanbe.tj/ru/capital/capital/|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121225901/http://dushanbe.tj/ru/capital/capital/|archive-date=21 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MOFA: Statement by Mr. Keizo Takemi Representative of the Japanese Delegation at the Dushanbe International Fresh Water Forum|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/environment/fwf/state0308.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.mofa.go.jp}}</ref>

From 20 to 23 June 2018 the High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action 'Water for Sustainable Development' was held in Dushanbe, which discussed the upcoming decade for action with regards to water.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-23|title="Water for Sustainable Development" Conference in Dushanbe|url=https://unrcca.unmissions.org/%E2%80%9Cwater-sustainable-development%E2%80%9D-conference-dushanbe|access-date=2020-08-10|website=UNRCCA}}</ref> A second conference on the same subject was planned to be held in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Dushanbe water process ". Second High-Level Conference on the International Decade for action "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018-2028|url=https://mfa.tj/en/berlin/view/5742/dushanbe-process-on-water-issues-2nd-high-level-conference-on-the-international-decade-for-action-water-for-sustainable-development-2018-2028-june-18-20-2020-in-dushanbe|website=Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Germany}}</ref>

On 16–17 May 2019 a high-level conference entitled "Countering Terrorism and its Financing Through [[Illicit drug trafficking|Illicit Drug Trafficking]] and Organized Crime" was held in Dushanbe and attended by more than 50 countries. It passed the Dushanbe declaration, which put the primary responsibility for fighting terrorism onto national governments. Other topics, such as drug smuggling, were also discussed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-20|title=UNRCCA and UNOCT Participated in the High-Level Conference "Countering Terrorism and Its Financing Through Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime" in Dushanbe, 16-17 May 2019|url=https://unrcca.unmissions.org/unrcca-and-unoct-participated-high-level-conference-%E2%80%9Ccountering-terrorism-and-its-financing-through|access-date=2020-08-10|website=UNRCCA}}</ref>

On 15 June 2019 the fifth summit of the [[Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia]] was held in Dushanbe. The Asian members of the organization discussed common interests on topics such as peace and security, terrorism, arms control, the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iran nuclear deal]], poverty, economic development, and [[globalization]].<ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2019-06-15|title=Terrorism 'gravest threat' people face in Asia: Jaishankar at CICA Summit|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/terrorism-gravest-threat-people-face-in-asia-jaishankar-at-cica-summit/article27950107.ece|access-date=2021-03-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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