DUSHANBE, July 26, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from China’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) led by its vice-president Zayging Yu (phonetically spelled) and deputy secretary general of China’s Olympic Council Kuansheng Zhnag (phonetically spelled) are arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow for a five-day working visit.

Farid Solehov, a spokesman for Tajikistan ’s NOC, has told Asia-Plus that the main purpose of the visit is for the Chinese delegation to familiarize itself with sports facilities in Dushanbe and other regions of Tajikistan , including the town of Tursunzoda , some 60 kilometers west of Dushanbe .  

During their staying in Tajikistan representatives from Chinese NOC also will hold talks with top managers of Tajikistan ’s Committee for Sports and Physical Training and NOC.  

The visit of the Chinese delegation to Tajikistan is supposed to end with singing of an agreement between NOCs of the two countries on bilateral cooperation.  

This visit is part of the delegations’ tour of Central Asia ’s states.  After Dushanbe , Chinese sports officials will visit Almaty ( Kazakhstan ), Tashkent ( Uzbekistan ), and Ashgabat ( Turkmenistan ).