Tajkistan, Politics

15:32, july 5, 2012

IRP leader visits Egypt on FJP’s invitation

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Tajik parliament, visited Cairo,

14:18, july 5, 2012

Tajik leader expected to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan this month

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is scheduled to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from July 12-13.

13:37, july 5, 2012

Tajik FM meets with head of Korea International trade Association in Seoul

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On the sideline of the 6th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with Mr.

13:25, july 5, 2012

Tajikistan offers to establish energy cooperation between Korea and Central Asia

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has a number of proposals regarding sustainable development of cooperation between countries participating in the Korea-Central Asia Cooperation

11:36, july 4, 2012

Rahmon sends Independence Day greetings to Obama

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has sent congratulations to US President Barack H.

11:04, july 4, 2012

Tajik president, Indian minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna.

15:31, july 3, 2012

Rahmon congratulates Alexander Lukashenko on a national day of Belarus

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday July 3, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the occasion of Independence Day of

15:07, july 3, 2012

Tajik delegation to attend 6th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum in Seoul

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, will attend the 6th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum that will take place in

11:41, july 3, 2012

Emomali Rahmon to pay an official visit to India this year

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday July 2, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna.

11:10, july 3, 2012

IRP intends to mark its 40th anniversary next year

Jubilee events dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) of Tajikistan are expected to take place in April 2013.

15:27, july 2, 2012

Tajik, Ukrainian presidents discuss cooperation issues in Kyiv

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday July 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Kyiv with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych, the Tajik president’s press service reports.

14:45, july 2, 2012

UK Secretary of State for International Development visits Tajikistan

Mr. Andrew Bower Mitchell, UK Secretary of State for International Development, arrived in Tajikistan on July 1 for a working visit.

14:09, july 2, 2012

Prince Hussain Aga Khan visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Prince Hussain Aga Khan, son of His Highness the Aga Khan, is scheduled to arrive in Dushanbe today, press release issued by the Aga Khan Development Network

14:00, july 2, 2012

Tajik ruling party officials continue agitation campaign in Russia

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from Tajik ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly continuing the agitation campaign among Tajik labor migrants

13:19, july 2, 2012

The next session of the Majlisi Milli to be convened on July 19

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The next session of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) is expected to be convened on July 19.

10:38, july 2, 2012

Tajik president pays working visit to Ukraine

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon and his son Rustam Emomali, who heads the Tajikistan National Football Federation (TNFF), reportedly attended the final match of

10:16, july 2, 2012

Statement made by Russian general is politically incorrect, says Tajik MoD

The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan says Russian Ground Forces commander Vladimir Chirkin has chosen the way of public statement that does not promote solution of problems he has raised.

14:42, june 29, 2012

Indian external affairs minister to visit Tajikistan in early July

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Indian External Affairs Minister S. M.

13:57, june 29, 2012

Uzbekistan's decision to quit CSTO prompted by intention to get NATO’s assistance, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MP Amirqul Azimov considers that Uzbekistan’s decision to quit the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is prompted by the Uzbek

09:41, june 29, 2012

SM Krishna expected to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will travel to Dushanbe on July 2-3 during which he will hold talks with Tajik leadership and will have a meeting of

09:39, june 29, 2012

Uzbekistan quits CSTO

Nikolai Fedoryak, a deputy chief of the defense and security committee in the upper house of the Russian parliament, said that Uzbekistan may regret its decision after U.S.

15:05, june 28, 2012

IRP board dissatisfied with work of IRP organizations in Tursunzoda, Rasht

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The board of the Islamic Revival Party held a meeting in Dushanbe on June 27 to review the results of work carried out by the party organizations functioning

14:28, june 26, 2012

PDP organization for Konibodom holds meeting to hear reports and elect new officials

KONIBODOM, June 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Activists from the organization of ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Konibodom, Sughd province met on June 26 to review the work carried out by

10:43, june 26, 2012

New Turkmen ambassador presents copy of her credentials to Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Monday June 25, new Turkmen Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms.

09:38, june 25, 2012

Local authorities prevent IRP from organizing events on the occasion of the National Unity Day

The local authorities from the districts of Danghara and Qumsangir in Khatlon province have reportedly prevented the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) from organizing events on the occasion of the National

15:24, june 22, 2012

Tajik leader holds a number of bilateral meetings in Rio

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has held a number of bilateral meetings in

10:01, june 21, 2012

Tajik, Turkmen presidents discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil yesterday on the sidelines of the

10:00, june 21, 2012

Tajik president meets with UN secretary-general in Rio

DUSHANBE, June 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently in Brazil to attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, yesterday met in Rio de Janeiro

10:05, june 20, 2012

Tajik leader expresses concern over the Aral Sea problems

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday arrived in Rio de Janeiro, where he will attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

13:47, june 19, 2012

Tajik parliament speaker, Azeri diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Chairman Shukurjon Zuhurov today received Azeri Ambassador to Tajikistan Abbasali Karam