Tajkistan, Politics

15:18, december 25, 2011

Pakistani flag officer invites his Tajik counterparts to visit Islamabad

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to military and technical cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan were the focus of meeting of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon with

14:46, december 25, 2011

Russian envoy says relations with Tajikistan ‘friendly’

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russia''s ambassador to Tajikistan says Russian-Tajik relations are friendly and unaffected by a dispute over the prosecution of two pilots working for a

14:16, december 22, 2011

Outgoing British Ambassador bids farewell to Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December 21, outgoing British Ambassador to Tajikistan Trevor Charles Moore met here with Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi at the end

11:40, december 21, 2011

CSTO tightens rules on foreign bases in the territory of member nations

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday December 20, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) announced that no-one will be able to deploy military bases on the territory of a

16:46, december 20, 2011

Tajik, Kyrgyz presidents discuss regional security issues

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev Tuesday morning in Moscow on the sidelines of the CIS and the

12:10, december 20, 2011

Tajikistan’s Permanent Representative to UN appointed Tajik Ambassador to Cuba

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations Sirojiddin Aslov, who was also appointed Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Cuba, presented

11:17, december 20, 2011

CCER registers Suhrob Sharipov as deputy of Majlisi Namoyandagon

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) met yesterday to review the results of Sunday’s by-election for a seat in the lower chamber

17:45, december 19, 2011

Sharipov: My position in Parliament will be clear in the near future

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2011, Asia-Plus - After receiving the mandate of the deputy of the Lower Chamber of parliament of the republic, I will try to join the process of lawmaking in the Majlisi

17:44, december 19, 2011

The Parliamentary Council considered the issues of amending several laws

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2011, Asia-Plus - Under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the Lower Chamber of parliament Shukurjon Zuhurov the next session of the Board Majlisi Namoyandagon of RT took

11:43, december 19, 2011

Majority of voters voted for Sukhrob Sharipov

Director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Sukhrob Sharipov received 78.82% of voters who came to vote.

10:13, december 16, 2011

Outgoing British ambassador bids farewell to Majlisi Milli speaker

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing British Ambassador to Tajikistan Trevor Charles Moore conferred here Thursday with Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s lower chamber

09:51, december 16, 2011

Tajikistan, Ukraine sign seven new documents

Rahmon and Yanukovych have awarded each other high-rank honorary decorations of their countries.

10:44, december 15, 2011

Germany to support Tajikistan’s admission to WTO

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2011, Asia-plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with the President of Germany Christian Wilhelm Wulff in Berlin Wednesday afternoon, the Tajik presidential press

10:25, december 15, 2011

New building of Tajik Embassy inaugurated in Berlin

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday December 14, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended a ceremony of inauguration of a new building of Tajik Embassy in Berlin.

09:56, december 14, 2011

Tajik president visits Siemens and Bosch companies

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s official visit to German started yesterday with attending Siemens AG, according to the presidential press service.

16:16, december 13, 2011

NSDPT board releases statement over Tajik-Russian relations

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday December 11, the Board of the Political Council of the National Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (NSDPT) released a statement over

14:11, december 13, 2011

Expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and KOICA discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) were the focus of a

09:52, december 13, 2011

Tajik president pays official visit to Germany

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A two-day official visit of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to Germany has started today.

16:15, december 10, 2011

Tajik think tank head sent into ‘honorable exile’ to parliament, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, Suhrob Sharipov, has probably begun to annoy certain circles by his

15:41, december 7, 2011

Russia got that democracy, which sought Tajik political

Dushanbe. December 7, 2011, Asia-Plus - According to the Tajik political scientist Vafo Niyatbekov the last days of protest in Russia show how democratic become the country.

15:21, december 7, 2011

Estonia requests to open diplomatic mission of Tajikistan in Tallinn

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15:17, december 7, 2011

Tajik deputy: Elections to the State Duma passed quite democratic

According to Galya Rabieva, the agiotage, which has been raised about the election by some Russian media, in general is not true.

15:18, december 6, 2011

US to push for rapid-reaction diplomacy in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An article “OSCE: US to Push for Rapid-Reaction Diplomacy in Central Asia” by Catherine A.

14:31, december 6, 2011

Tajik FM underlines expediency of construction of HPPs in Tajikistan for Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus - In a statement delivered at the international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Tajik Foreign Minister Harahan Zarifi noted on December 5 that

15:48, december 5, 2011

We are the nationwide political party, says NSDP leader

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By renaming the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDP) the National Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (NSDSP) we want to stress that we are

11:02, december 5, 2011

Social-Democratic Party renamed National Social-Democratic Party

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The 12th congress of the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 4 reelected Rahmatillo Zoirov to the

10:18, december 5, 2011

Tajik FM holds talks with his Afghan and Iranian counterparts in Bonn

Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi has held talks with his Afghan and Iranian counterparts in Bonn, Germany on the sidelines of an international conference on Afghanistan that is taking lace

09:20, december 5, 2011

Three representatives of Tajikistan monitor parliamentary elections in Russia

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russians have voted in polls to decide the shape of the lower house, or State Duma, for the next five years. Ms.

17:13, december 4, 2011

Tajik FM leave for Bonn to attend international conference on Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi yesterday left for Bonn, Germany to attend an international conference on Afghanistan that will take place

14:40, december 2, 2011