Punjab Agricultural University confers 'Doctor of Science' degree to Tajikistan president



Emomali Rahmon

President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, is coming on his 5^th visit to India in the first week of September 2012 accompanied by Senior Ministers and Business Delegation. During his visit, the President will address a Joint Business Forum in New Delhi on Monday, 3 September 2012.The meeting will provide an opportunity to interact first hand with the President and the accompanying delegation and understand the emerging business, trade & investment opportunities and challenges between India and Tajikistan.

As per the news article reported (here),Punjab Agricultural University will confer the degree of 'Doctor of Science' (honoris causa) on the Tajikistan president, Emomali Rahmon. The ceremony would take place on September 4. "PAU will hold a special convocation on September 4 to confer this. The chancellor of PAU, Shivraj Patil, who is also the governor of Punjab, will preside over this function," PAU's additional director of communication centre, Jagtar Dhiman said.

Besides, Rahmon also has a deep interest in agriculture and PAU officials feel it could be a new beginning of long-term ties between the varsity and Tajikistan. "Punjab and Tajikistan share many commonalities in the field of agriculture. Just like Punjab, the main crops there are wheat and cotton. We are expecting a bright future," said PAU registrar, R K Mahey.