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Tajik president, German ambassador discuss Tajik-German cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- New German Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Doris Hertrampf, today presented credentials to President Emomali Rahmon.

14:29, october 17, 2008

Development of national quality infrastructure discussed today

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A seminar, formally titled “Development of National Infrastructure of Quality and Technical Regulation in Tajikistan,” has been conducted at the

14:08, october 17, 2008

Kazakh Prime Minister guaranties stable prices for bakery products

Karim Massimov, Kazakh Prime Minister held a session on export policy and internal supply of food-grain issues.

14:07, october 17, 2008

Kyrgyzstan joins Asia Cooperation Dialog

Kyrgyzstan has joined international Asia Cooperation Dialog organization, press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry for Foreign Affairs reported.

14:06, october 17, 2008

Uzbekistan sells cotton on US$ 1 billion

Uzbekistan signed the contracts on the 4th International cotton fair on exporting 950 thousand tons of cotton fiber.

14:05, october 17, 2008

Deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian states meet in Ashgabat

The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia hosted a working meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Ashgabat on

14:04, october 17, 2008

Obama keeps five-point lead on McCain

Democrat Barack Obama holds a five-point lead over Republican John McCain, with little immediate indication their final public debate did much to sway the U.S.

14:03, october 17, 2008

Iran's Khatami stays mum over mooted presidential bid

Iranian former reformist president Mohammad Khatami is keeping mum about whether he will run again in next June's election, despite pressure from other politicians and from friends to go for it.

14:02, october 17, 2008

Russia to start pumping billions into banks

Russia will start pumping more than $80 billion into Russian banks early next week to help ease a growing credit crunch, the finance minister said Thursday.

14:01, october 17, 2008

Chains or drugs: treatment for Afghanistan's mentally ill

The mentally ill in Afghanistan, a country destroyed by three decades of conflict, have been counted at about two million, according to the World Health Organisation.

13:45, october 17, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Rumi police department chief faces charges abuse authority and illegal currency transactions

QURGHON TEPPA, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Criminal case of Rahmon Sharipov, the chief of the police department in Khatlon’s Rumi district, will move to a court in the near future, the

13:09, october 17, 2008

Kulob banks accept 7.5 mln somoni of dilapidated banknotes this year

KULOB, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2008, branches of five banks operating in Kulob have accepted 7.

12:55, october 17, 2008

Central Asian deputy FMs meet in Ashgabat to discuss program of actions prepared by UNRCCA

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) hosted a working meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

12:39, october 17, 2008

Dushanbe legislators endorse new public services and utilities rules for the capital city

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus -- The 15th session of the Dushanbe legislature of the third convocation that was held on October 16 has endorsed new rules of public services and utilities

12:16, october 17, 2008

CCI congress opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 5th Congress of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has begun at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe.

12:05, october 17, 2008

Tajikistan’s domestic rivers have some 15 perspective sites for construction of dams, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Addressing the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Astana, Kazakhstan yesterday, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon

11:29, october 17, 2008

Iran-Tajikistan transactions up, says Iranian envoy

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus – Iran''s Ambassador to Tajikistan Ali- Asghar Sherdoust said the value of the two countries'' economic transactions has increased 3.

11:14, october 17, 2008

Labor migrants remit $495 mln to banks in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, labor migrants from the Sughd province have remitted 495 million US dollars to banks in Sughd, Usmon Olimov,

10:59, october 17, 2008

Economic bloc ministries report to parliament on 2008 budget performance

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Parliament hearings on the progress of administration of the 2008 budget will be held in Dushanbe today afternoon.

10:44, october 17, 2008

Rahmon congratulates Ilham Aliyev over his reelection as Azeri President

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday congratulated Ilham Aliyev over his reelection as President of Azerbaijan, according to presidential press service.

10:29, october 17, 2008

Austrian delegation arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An Austrian delegation led by Mr. Richard Schens, Vice-President of Austria’s Federal Economic Chamber, and Mr.

19:38, october 16, 2008

Konibodom tops Sughd cotton-growing district in cotton harvest

KONIBODOM, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Konibodom district has reached 52.

18:55, october 16, 2008

Municipal services given two months to improve water supply in the city

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Heads of relevant municipal services and heads of Dushanbe’s districts have reported to the Dushanbe legislature on the present sanitary situation in

18:33, october 16, 2008

23,000 hepatitis B vaccines sent from Khujand to Dushanbe by vehicle

KHUJAND, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today, 23,000 hepatitis B vaccines (Recombivax HB) were sent from Khujand to

18:09, october 16, 2008

INCIDENTS

Disaster relief exercise concludes in Khujand

KHUJAND, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A disaster relief drill ended in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province on October 15.

17:40, october 16, 2008

Tajikistan expected launches new air routes to Russia

KULOB, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is expected to launch new air routes to the Russian Federation staring from November – Kulob-Yekaterinburg and Kulob-Saratov.

17:22, october 16, 2008

Tajikistan to hold the competition “Commodity of Year”

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajik agency for standardization, metrology, certification and trade inspection, Tojikstandart, has initiated the competition “Commodity of Year.

17:10, october 16, 2008

OSCE Office donates bomb-defusing robot to Tajik Interior Ministry

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus - On Wednesday October 15, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan donated a robot to the Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI).

15:52, october 16, 2008

Respect for religious freedom continues to decline in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, but some legislation and governmental decrees contradict this right.

15:28, october 16, 2008