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12:46, december 5, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS executive committee to consider migration policy concept

DUSHANBE, December 5, Asia-Plus -- Experts from the CIS states will meet in Minsk, Belarus on December 6-7 to consider a draft concept of migration policy.

12:44, december 5, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president calls on Japanese entrepreneurs to cooperate with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday December 5, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with a group of Japanese

12:43, december 5, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Japan interested in expanding cooperation with Tajikistan, says Japanese PM’s adviser

DUSHANBE, December 5, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon Расширение Tuesday afternoon held talks with Keko Nakayama, Special Adviser to Japan’s Prime Minister and representative of Japan’s

16:32, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Update: Turkmen electricity arrives in Tajikistan

Uzbekistan has completed repairs to a 500-kilovolt power grid linking Turkmen Serdar power station to Uzbek Qaragul power station in its territory and Turkmen electricity has been supplied to

15:29, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan stands third place in CIS in industrial growth rate

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan stands third place among CIS states in terms of industrial growth rate, living

15:01, december 4, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Tajik police seize large bulk of precious stones

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law enforcement officials has reported that they yesterday seized a large bulk of precious stones in Dushanbe’s Sino district

14:41, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Two other two residents of Shuroobod taken to Afghanistan

Two other residents of Khatlonâ€™s Shuroobod district have been taken hostage by Afghan drug dealers.

14:12, december 4, 2007

POWER

Tajik president, chairman of summit’s steering committee discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today met with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the summit’s steering committee in Beppu on sidelines of

13:46, december 4, 2007

POWER

Tajik president meets with WWC head in Beppu

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to elaboration and adoption of an international water convention and convocation of a special session of the UN General Assembly on water

13:07, december 4, 2007

POWER

Tajik president urges to combine efforts to tackle the Aral Sea problems

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today took part at a panel session dedicated to the Aral Sea problem within the ongoing First Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Beppu,

12:48, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Prospects of export of fruit and vegetables goods to be discussed in Tajik capital tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- The second meeting of the Supervisory Board for the Trade Promotion Project in Tajikistan will be held in Dushanbe on December 5.

12:30, december 4, 2007

POWER

Majlisi Milli to convene next session on December 19

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) will convene its 13th session on December 19.

12:14, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik specialists attend pandemic influenza preparedness workshop in Copenhagen

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- Tajik specialists are attending a four-day workshop on pandemic influenza preparedness planning, staged by the regional Office for Europe of the World

11:46, december 4, 2007

INCIDENTS

President Rahmon meets with ISDR director in Beppu

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with Mr.

11:32, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president meets with Iranian energy minister in Japan

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- Mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran on rational use of water and energy resources was major topic of a meeting of President Emomali

11:15, december 4, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, UNESCO director general discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- On December 3, President Emomali Rahmon met with Mr.

20:32, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president offers to elaborate international water convention

Addressing the First Asia-Pacific Summit in Beppu, Japan, President Emomali Rahmon ÐŸÑ€ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ‚ has offered to elaborate and adopt an International Water Convention.

20:23, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Conference dedicated to Tajik microsurgery service held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 4, Asia-Plus -- A republican scientific conference formally titled “Topical Issues of Reconstructive Surgery” was held at Tajik Medical University in Dushanbe on December 1.

20:20, december 3, 2007

POWER

Capital mayor sacks heads of some Dushanbe educational facilities

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- Capital mayor has sacked a number of heads of schools and kindergartens as well reprimanded some municipal officials for failing to take adequate preparations for

18:28, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

12 kilos of heroin seized on Dushanbe’s Ganjina market Sunday

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Tajik counternarcotics agency have warded off an attempt of drug pushing in Dushanbe.

18:17, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Turkmen electricity arrives in Tajikistan: Tajik power holding

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- Turkmen electricity has arrived in Tajikistan, Barqi Tojik (Tajik electricity systems) power holding said.

17:43, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan prepare agreements on transport communication

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are working on preparing a draft government-to-government agreement on automotive transport communication, Asia-Plus has learned

17:18, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Majority of Russian nationals staying in Tajikistan vote for Putin’s United Russia

7,787 of 9,048 Russian nationals participating in voting in Tajikistan voted for Putinâ€™s United Russia.

15:51, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik entrepreneurs instructed in methods of use o barcode system

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar for Tajik entrepreneurs on methods of using GS1 barcode system concluded in Dushanbe on Saturday December 1.

15:18, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan fails to fulfill 2007 cotton target, reaching only 76.3%

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- Tajik has failed to fulfill the national cotton target for 2007, having reached only 76.3 percent to this day.

14:58, december 3, 2007

INCIDENTS

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- Mild tremor measuring 2.0-3.0 on a ten-point scale jolted Dushanbe Sunday evening, at around 4:57 p.m.

14:07, december 3, 2007

POWER

Tajik president visits Japan

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus – Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon is on a four-day visit to Japan from Sunday, during which he will attend the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Oita Prefecture

13:34, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Iran’s company seeks cooperation with Tajikistan in the field of energy

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from Iran’s company Motahedin-e Saleh International Co are expected to arrive in Tajikistan in the near future to discuss

12:12, december 3, 2007

INCIDENTS

ADB, Tajikistan sign $2 Million grant to rehabilitate key infrastructure in northeast Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 3, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday December 1, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Tajikistan signed an agreement for a project that will help rehabilitate key

12:00, december 3, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Putin's United Russia at 63.2% with almost half of votes counted

With over 47% of votes counted, President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has garnered an overwhelming 63.2% in Sunday's parliamentary polls, the Central Election Commission announced.