The political situation of Tajikistan remained stable in general. As the presidential election of 2013 approaches, Tajikistan has made some new arrangements in political reform, enacted some new laws, and continued to adjust members of leadership on some key posts in the government so as to maintain political stability before the election, and to ensure that the election meet basic principles of modern politics. Problems caused by the Three Forces which have afflicted Tajikistan for long continue to exist and even made some forceful rebounds in some occasions. The terrorist forces launched some large scale attacks in some regions, and posed a grave menace to the national security. The economy of Tajikistan has kept a fairly high growth rate with slightly varied performances in different economic sectors, and Tajikistan's accession to the WTO brought new opportunities to its economic development. In the field of foreign diplomacy, Tajikistan continued to practice an all-rounded, balanced, pragmatic and flexible diplomatic policy, and actively developed diplomatic relations with Russia, China, neighboring Central Asian states, US, EU and other countries. Tajikistan also continued to cooperate with SCO in various areas, and strived to play an active role in the SCO framework. <<