Tajkistan

12:23, october 9, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Police officer charged with drug trafficking granted partial amnesty

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Captain Sharif Tourayev has got a long term of jail for drug trafficking and polygamy.

11:50, october 9, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Major policy reforms needed to boost economic growth and reduce poverty: WB review

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank launched the first volume of the Programmatic Public Expenditure Review for Tajikistan with a focus on Public Expenditure, Fiscal Space and

11:32, october 9, 2007

POWER

Tajik exports increase, while imports decrease

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- Tajik government summed up the country’s economic results in January-September at an October 8 meeting presided over by President Emomali Rahmon,

11:03, october 9, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS electric power council to meet in Tajik capital on October 12

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The 32nd session of the CIS Electric Power Council will be held in Dushanbe on October 12.

10:35, october 9, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Annual education fair to open in Tajik capital Wednesday

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus -- The Higher Education Support Program and Scholarship Program run by the Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF) jointly with Tajik

10:15, october 9, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Trial of three female reporters for Tajik tabloid newspaper expected to start today

The trial of three female reporters for the Dushanbe tabloid newspaper Ovoza, charged with defamation and insult, is expected to begin in a court of Dushanbeâ€™s Firdavsi district today.

17:56, october 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan needs labor market to meet domestic labor demands, says local expert

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- “Internal labor migration has become serious problem for Tajikistan and we should tackle this problem as soon as possible,” Anvar Boboyev, the deputy

17:16, october 8, 2007

POWER

Capital mayor’s office discuss housing and animal control issues

DUSHAHNBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev presided over a meeting of the staff of the mayor’s office on October 8.

16:49, october 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Passenger traffic via Khujand airport international terminal decreases

DUSHNBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Passenger traffic via the Khujand airport international terminal, which is operated by local open joint - stock company (OJSC) Nourafshon, has decreased, Artyom

16:23, october 8, 2007

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on national budget for 2008

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered bills on the country’s national budget for 2008 and indices

15:20, october 8, 2007

INCIDENTS

Seven killed, five injured in two traffic accidents in Tajikistan last weekends

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and two others were injured Sunday as a sedan Mercedes fell into precipice in the Danghara district, Asia-Plus has learned at Tajik

14:10, october 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan nears 60 percent of national cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus - Tajik cotton farmers have reached 58 percent of the national cotton target, having yielded some 320,000 tons of raw cotton by October 8, Asia-Plus has learned

12:07, october 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

One Afghan drug trafficker killed, another one wounded in skirmish at border in Shuroobod

Tajik police warded off an attempt by Afghan drug traffickers to smuggle more than 87 kilograms of opium into Shuroobod Saturday night, killing one drug trafficker and wounding another one.

11:26, october 8, 2007

POWER

Emomali Rahmon bestows Ismoili Somoni Order on Vladimir Putin

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded high Tajik decoration.

11:09, october 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CSTO leaders sign more than 20 documents

CSTO leaders have singed more than 20 documents, which stipulate the formation of a coordinate council on illegal migration and extraordinary situations, a legal basis of peacekeeping activities, and

11:00, october 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS leaders agree to form body controlling migration

DUSHANBE, October 8, Asia-Plus – The leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to set up a special body overseeing migration processes on the post-Soviet area,

18:30, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CSTO leaders to sign two packages of documents

Collective peacekeeping mechanisms are one of the main issues on the agenda of a CSTO summit.

17:19, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russia helps strengthen Tajikistan’s defense capacity, says Tajik leader

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- Commenting on the upcoming summit of the Collective Security treaty Organization, President Emomali Rahmon said that Tajikistan is located on southern border

17:05, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

EAEC leaders think the same way on all issues

Heads of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have reached consensus on all issues tabled to the agenda of a session of the EAEC Interstate Committee that was held in Dushanbe on

16:18, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CSTO secretary general hopes Dushanbe summit will be efficient and give serious impulse to further expansion of interaction

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- “Today’s summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should be efficient and give a serious impulse to further expansion of our

15:39, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

EAEC summit opens in Dushanbe

A summit of the Eurasian Economic Community that opened in the Tajik capital has brought together the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

15:21, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Only 4% of Afghan drugs traveling through Central Asia seized: UNODC executive director

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- The major part of Afghan border is not protected, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs

14:36, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Long distance between Tajikistan and Moldova not barrier for mutually beneficial cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- On October 6, President Emomali Rahmon met with his Moldavian counterpart, President Vladimir Voronin, before a summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC).

14:32, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Next year should be devoted to development of transit-transport potentials of CIS states, says Kazakh leader

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a CIS summit in Dushanbe on Friday, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested that next year should be devoted to development of

14:12, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Ukraine satisfied with CIS concept

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus – All key suggestions of Ukraine concerning the CIS reform were included in the CIS development concept and approved at the Friday summit, so “we can delay

14:10, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Georgia, Turkmenistan refuse to sign CIS development concept

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- Georgia and Turkmenistan refused to sign the CIS development concept at the Dushanbe summit on Friday, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at Tajik MFA.

13:32, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Ex-director of Russian Foreign intelligence service appointed CIS executive secretary.

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- Ex-chief of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Lebedev was appointed as the new CIS Executive Secretary, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev

13:26, october 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS leaders agree to develop further the organization

DUSHANBE, October 6, Asia-Plus -- On Friday October 5, Tajik President and ten other leaders of the CIS states held a summit in Somon Palace in Dushanbe.

17:54, october 5, 2007

POWER

Tajik, Russian presidents discuss energy cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 5, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today held bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, ahead of a CIS summit.

17:20, october 5, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Russia to hand over to Tajikistan some weapons of its military base deployed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 5, -- Some armaments and military hardware of the 201st Russian military base, which is deployed in Tajikistan, will be handed over to the republic next year, Russian