Tajkistan, Politics

13:54, october 19, 2012

European diplomats in Gorno Badakhshan to get acquainted with the situation in the region

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union to Tajikistan are currently in Gorno Badakhshan to get acquainted with the socioeconomic and political situation in the region.

09:16, october 19, 2012

European diplomats visit Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of European ambassadors in Dushanbe visited Tajikistan''s eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan, the scene of a recent bloody military operation, Radio

09:11, october 19, 2012

IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2012 /Dilafruz Khonikboyeva, especially for Asia-Plus/ -- Speaking at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University in

11:12, october 18, 2012

Emomali Rahmon meets with the Amir of the State of Kuwait

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon participated in a two-day summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that concluded in Kuwait yesterday.

09:20, october 18, 2012

Tajikistan, Kuwait ready to sign double taxation avoidance agreement

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first round of negotiations between Tajikistan and Kuwait on signing of a government-to-government agreement on avoidance of double taxation and

11:37, october 17, 2012

IRP leader, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State discuss the situation in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri met with Robert Blake, the U.S.

11:06, october 17, 2012

Presidents of Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan hold talks in Kuwait

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A tripartite meeting of the presidents of Tajikistan (Emomali Rahmon), Afghanistan (Hamid Karzai) and Iran (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) took place in Kuwait

10:54, october 17, 2012

Tajik leader holds a number of bilateral meetings in Kuwait

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held a number of bilateral meetings in Kuwait yesterday.

10:20, october 17, 2012

Tajik leader offers to hold the next ACD energy forum in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is participating in a two-day summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that is concluding in Kuwait today.

09:47, october 17, 2012

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan to boost bilateral cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with his Azeri

09:32, october 17, 2012

Tajik leader calls for more cooperation in regional energy projects

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday called for

09:05, october 17, 2012

IRP claims growing support after Gorno Badakhshan operations

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The chairman of Tajikistan''s opposition Islamic Revival Party (IRP) says that public support has increased in the wake of this summer''s military

15:35, october 15, 2012

Two wings of DPT in Khatlon reunite and demand convocation of extraordinary congress

QURGHON TEPPA, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of representatives of two wings of the Democratic Party (DPT) in Khatlon province took place in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon

14:19, october 15, 2012

IRP leader expected to give paper at GWU

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), will give

14:18, october 15, 2012

IRP leader expected to give paper at GWU

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), will give

10:50, october 15, 2012

Tajikistan to take over leadership of Asian Cooperation Dialogue

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi is currently attending the Asian Dialogue Cooperation (ACD) ministerial meeting that kicked off in Kuwait on

10:19, october 15, 2012

Tajik president attends OIC summit in Baku

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is currently in Baku, Azerbaijan to attend the next summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that is

09:58, october 15, 2012

Tajik ambassador presents credentials to president of Estonia

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Ambassador Qozidavlat Qoimdodov presented his credentials as Ambassador to Estonia (with residence in Minsk, Belarus) on October 11 to

11:09, october 11, 2012

Tajikistan-Turkey relations discussed in Ankara

DUSHANBE, October 11,2 012, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik Ambassador to

15:39, october 10, 2012

Emomali Rahmon receives Russian minister of interiors

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Russian Minister of Interiors Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who arrived in Dushanbe to

14:46, october 10, 2012

Tajik-Austrian inter-MFA consultations held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Political consultations between the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan and Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs took place

13:05, october 9, 2012

Tajik parliamentary delegation attends OSCE Parliamentary Assembly fall meetings

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament Mr. Olim Salimzoda and Ms.

11:21, october 9, 2012

New US ambassador presents a copy of her credentials to Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 9, Asia-Plus – On Monday October 8, Ms.

16:48, october 8, 2012

CPT, IRP leaders on the results of Putin’s visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) has positively assessed the results of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Tajikistan.

15:14, october 8, 2012

Tajik experts divided over their assessments of the results of Putin’s visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik experts have been divided over their assessments of the results of recent official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tajikistan.

13:33, october 6, 2012

Tajikistan, Russia sign six cooperation documents

Among the signed documents are two agreements and four memorandums on cooperation in various fields.

12:44, october 6, 2012

Russia military base will remain in Tajikistan until 2042

Tajikistan and Russia have signed an agreement extending the presence of Russian military base in Tajikistan until 2042.

14:48, october 5, 2012

Putin presents sniper rifle to Rahmon

Russian president has presented the state-of-the-art sniper rifle to his Tajik counterpart on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

14:09, october 5, 2012

Dignified delegation accompanies Putting on his visit to Tajikistan

Heads of core ministries and organizations will participate in negotiations in the enlarged format.

09:38, october 5, 2012

Russian president in Dushanbe to discuss bilateral cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Dushanbe yesterday evening for talks with President Emomali Rahmon.