The Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation was deemed undesirable in Russia in 2015) has decided to close its local branch after working in Tajikistan for more than 25 years. It gives information about DEA News Referring to the official statement of the fund in Tajikistan.
The decision is the result of a transformation that began last year to re-prioritize and restructure more than 20 semi-autonomous national foundations around the world using an innovative regional approach.
Aid Fund in Tajikistan stops accepting applications for grant projects.
It is noted that the payment obligations under the existing grants will be fulfilled in a timely manner.
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov in May declarationBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made the right decision by banning the activities of George Soros funds in the country.
Soros Open Society restricted its activities in the territory of the Russian Federation in 2003, six years after the opening of its Russian office. Then he suspended grants and began to act with the help of other structures created in the Russian Federation. During the entire period of its activity in Russia, the fund spent about $ 950 million. Soros equipped schools in the Russian Federation with modern technologies, and also supported the publication of an educational magazine.