Tajkistan

13:47, march 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Afghan, Iranian FMs adopt joint statement

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan on March 20 stressed stern campaign against terrorism and drugs.

13:37, march 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe, Tashkent exchange ratification notes on border agreement

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of exchange of ratification notes on government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on state border was held at the

12:23, march 25, 2009

INCIDENTS

Japanese Embassy, Focus Humanitarian Assistance sign agreement to reduce the risk of communities in Tajikistan to natural hazards

DUSAHNBE, March 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Every year communities in the mountainous regions of Tajikistan are subject to natural hazards such as landslides and debris flows.

11:15, march 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik national air carrier launches air route from Qurghon Teppa to Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has launched an air route from Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province to Moscow.

20:53, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM departs for Mazar-i Sharif for tripartite meeting

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus - Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi heading a high-ranking delegation today departed for Mazar-i Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan’s Balkh Province,

19:59, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Large amount of heroin seized in northern Tajikistan on March 19

KHUJAND, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- More than 10 kilograms of heroin were intercepted in Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district on March 19, according to the Sughd police directorate.

19:45, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s CCI, MSDSP sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the Mountain Societies Development Support Program (MSDSP), a locally registered organization

17:36, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Government endorse horse-breeding development program

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government has endorsed the horse-breeding development program for 2010-2015 worked out by the ministry of agriculture (MoA), according to the MoA

16:48, march 20, 2009

POWER

Rahmon holds traditional meeting with Tajik intelligentsia tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon held a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia in Dushanbe today on occasion of the Navrouz holiday.

16:39, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

MoI, IOM Mission discuss introduction of biometric identity documentation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation in countering human trafficking and introducing biometric identity documentation in Tajikistan were discussed here

15:20, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Over seven kilos of hashish seized in Dushanbe on Thursday

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry department for combating drug trafficking (drug police) seized more than seven kilograms of hashish in Dushanbe on March

15:02, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Entrepreneur from Vahdat promises the president to construct heat and power station in Vahdat

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus -- During a March 19 meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with residents of Vahdat, local entrepreneur Safarbek Nazarov stated that he would build a 50MW run heat and

14:37, march 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Trial of seven alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir activists in Khujand adjourned

KHUJAND, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The trail of seven alleged members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization that began in the Khujand city court on March 19 was

14:03, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB to provide $49 mln to support Tajikistan’s national budget

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 40 million US dollars to support Tajikistan’s national budget, according to the Secretariat of the

13:45, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB official assess satisfactory Tajikistan’s anticrisis program

Visiting ADB Vice-President Xiaoyu Zhao has assessed satisfactory Tajik governmentâ€™s program for mitigating effects of the global financial crisis and noted that ADB is ready to participate in

12:42, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik train fares falling

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – Ticket prices on Tajik trains are going down, especially on fares from Dushanbe to Moscow, RFE/RL''s Tajik Service reported on March 19.

12:12, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Latvian banks seeks business partners in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday March 19, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sharif Said, met with the Latvian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Igors

11:59, march 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Officials should publicly declare their income and assets, says MP

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik officials should publicly declare their income and assets, member of the Majlisi Namoyadnagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on

11:44, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Indian companies begin preparation work for construction of power grid from Tajikistan to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Indian companies The KEC International Ltd (KEC) and The RPG Transmission LTD have begun preparatory work for construction of a 220 kilovolt double

11:30, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Only 144 persons placed in jobs at March 18 job fairs n Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Five job fairs were held in Khorog and Shugnan, Rushan, Ishkashim and Roshtqala districts on March 18.

11:15, march 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Budget for construction of the Vahdat-Yovon railway estimated at nearly $129 mln

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A budget for construction of the Vahdat-Yovon railway has been estimated at 129.

20:22, march 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, ADB mark 10 years of partnership

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Tajikistan have celebrated 10 years of partnership in promoting economic growth and improving living standards in

19:51, march 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB vice-president arrives in Tajikistan for two-day visit

The Asian Development Bankâ€™s (ADB) Vice-President Xiaoyu Zhao arrived in Tajikistan Thursday afternoon for an official two-day visit.

19:42, march 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

MoA, ADB intends to found joint-tock company for cotton processing in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) jointly with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and farming units in the Khatlon province intends to found a joint-stock

19:03, march 19, 2009

POWER

Rahmon holds traditional meeting with Tajik intelligentsia tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov will hold a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia at the building of the Opera and

18:01, march 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

TSB’s branch in Farkhor takes efforts to repay state cotton loan

KULOB, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus --In 2008, the branch of Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB) in Khatlon’s Farkhor district provided more than 2.

17:38, march 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob banks’ loan volumes decreases nearly three times

KULOB, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, Kulob banks have provided totaling 8,955,259 somoni in loans, which is nearly three times fewer than in the same

16:34, march 19, 2009

POWER

President attends groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today attended a groundbreaking ceremony construction of the railway link connecting Dushanbe with Qurghon Teppa the Vahdat and

16:17, march 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Plan of actions to improve Tajikistan’s rating in WB Dousing Business survey presented in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A presentation of the plan of actions to improve Tajikistan’s rating in the World bank Doing Business survey was held in Dushanbe on March 18.

15:45, march 19, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Money smuggling attempt warded off in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An attempt of smuggling a large amount of Russian rubles has been warded off at the Khujand airport in the Sughd province, according to the Ministry of