DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is holding meeting with journalists at the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Dushanbe today.

According to the presidential press service, the meeting is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Tajik press.

We will recall that by president’s decree the Tajik Press Day has been marked on March 11 since 1993.

The Tajik Press Day is marked on March 11 in honor of the first Tajik-language newspaper Bukhoroi Sharif (Glorious Bukhara), the first edition of which was issued on March 11, 1912.

According to the Ministry of Culture, 170 newspapers, 74 magazines and six news agencies now function in the country.