A meeting was held in Dushanbe on the topic of declaring an "International Decade for Peace Consolidation for the Sake of Future Generations," according to the state news agency Khovar. The session took place at the Majlisi Namoyandagon, the lower chamber of Tajikistan's parliament. It was chaired by Shermuhammad Shohiyon, the chamber's first deputy chairman. The discussion centered on an initiative put forward by the President of Tajikistan.