Opening Ceremony of AFG-TAJ Bridge

On 26 August 2007, President Emomali Rakhmon of Tajikistan, President of Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Miguel Gutierrez, together inaugurated and dedicated the bridge to Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Cultural Programme was presented by many national artists. Several dignitaries, diplomats and high ranking officials were present during the ‘Grande Opening Ceremony’ besides the other invitees.

Project camp was full of German PRT, US Army corps of Engineers staff and officials, several security staff from Tajik Government and US Embassy, journalists etc.

Inauguration ceremony was covered by BBC, CNN and several other News Channels.

It was the proud moment for all concerned starting from US Army Corps of Engineers, US Embassy in Tajikistan, Rizzani De Eccher SpA (owner Mr Claudio de Eccher was present during the ceremony), Government of Tajikistan, Government of Afghanistan, US Government and others.

In the photograph : Management of Rizzani de Eccher and COE. Standing from left : Mr.Claudio de Eccher, Alberto Conta, Roberto Bertocchini, Danilo Bernasconi, Brian Walls and Mukul Gupta.

In the following pictures taken from centre of the bridge, you can see Tajikistan on left side and Afghanistan on right side in the back drop.