Tajkistan, Politics

10:18, december 1, 2011

Prime minister represents Tajikistan at Kyrgyzstan’s presidential inauguration

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov is presenting Tajikistan at an inauguration ceremony of Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev that is taking place in

10:15, november 29, 2011

Switzerland ready to assist with organizing language courses for migrant workers

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 28, Foreign minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with Mr. Peter Mikula, Country Director of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan.

17:10, november 25, 2011

Rupture of economic ties with Russia to get Tajikistan into serious trouble

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rupture of economic ties with Russia and refusal to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan may get Tajikistan into serious trouble,

09:54, november 25, 2011

Tajik FM receives Israel’s non-resident ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Thursday November 24, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received Israel’s non-resident Ambassador to Tajikistan Hilel Newman.

10:59, november 23, 2011

Election system improvement issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A two-day roundtable to discuss development and improvement of the election system in Tajikistan is concluding in Dushanbe today.

10:19, november 23, 2011

Ruling party board meets today

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the board of the Central Executive Committee of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), presided over by President Emomali Rahmon,

09:44, november 23, 2011

Sovereignty of Tajikistan limited and its judicial power dependent, says expert

DUSHANBE November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus – Unfortunately, we find once again that sovereignty of Tajikistan is limited and its judicial power is dependent despite the principle of separation of powers

17:06, november 21, 2011

Russia may ban import of vegetable products from Tajikistan

Rosselkhoznadzor (Russia’s agency for farm produce supervision) threatens to impose ban on vegetable imports from Tajikistan.

10:40, november 21, 2011

IRP delegation visits Moscow to study state of Tajik labor migrants in Russia

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A group of representatives of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP), led by the IRP deputy leader Saiduamr Husaini, who is also deputy of the Majlisi

18:43, november 19, 2011

Tajik FM, Iranian envoy discuss completion of construction Istiqlol Tunnel

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Friday November 18, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan Ali Asghar Sherdoust.

18:24, november 19, 2011

Russian ambassador summoned to Tajik MFA for conversation

Tajik deputy foreign minister has conveyed to Russian ambassador Tajik government’s concern over the situation that emerged around Tajik labor migrants working in the Russian Federation.

09:47, november 18, 2011

Four candidates registered to run in parliamentary by-election in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), all the four persons, namely Mr.

16:53, november 17, 2011

State Duma calls on Tajikistan to review sentence passed on Russian-hired pilots

Deputies of the State Duma considers that the guilty verdict passed by a Tajik court on two Russian-hired pilots is unfounded and politically motivated.

13:53, november 15, 2011

Tajik ambassador meets with Russian MFA official

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Russia Abdulmajid Dostiyev has met with State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin.

10:27, november 15, 2011

Picket outside Tajik Embassy in Moscow held peacefully

Some 25 people gathered near the Tajik Embassy in Moscow yesterday demanding the release of two pilots of Rolkan Investments Ltd who were detained and convicted in Tajikistan.

09:39, november 15, 2011

Russia may ban Tajik migrants ‘on health grounds’

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russian officials say that a temporary ban on the use of labor migrants from Tajikistan may be imposed for medical reasons, Radio Liberty reports.

09:32, november 15, 2011

Tajik parliamentary delegation to get acquainted with legal state of labor migrants in Russia

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik parliamentary delegation is expected to visit some Russian oblasts in the near future to get acquainted with the legal state of Tajik labor

15:26, november 14, 2011

Russia ambassador returns to Dushanbe

The Russian ambassador was summoned to Moscow last Friday for consultations over Sadovnichiy’s case.

12:25, november 14, 2011

EU representatives discuss case of Russian-hired pilots

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Friday November 11, Tajik Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Rustam Soliyev met with Mr.

10:37, november 14, 2011

Special commission set up at Tajik embassy in Moscow works round-the-clock

The commission has been set up to opportunely respond to appeals of our citizens and render assistance to them.

13:23, november 13, 2011

Russian authorities to deport 300 Tajik citizens

Nearly 300 Tajik nationals are currently waiting for deportation at temporary detention centers in Russia. They were allegedly detained for committing various violations.

16:18, november 10, 2011

Tajikistan promises assistance to Estonia

Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi has responded to request of his Estonian counterpart for assistance with consideration of an appeal filed by Estonian citizen Aleksey Rudenko against the

11:14, november 10, 2011

Tajik parliament speaker meets with his Kazak, Kyrgyz and Russian counterparts

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday November 9, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, met in St.

10:51, november 10, 2011

Public committee to protect Russian pilot to be set up in Russia

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russian media outlets report a public committee to protect Russian pilot Vladimir Sadovnichiy, who was sentenced in Tajikistan to 8½ years in prison, will

09:03, november 10, 2011

Tajik parliament speaker attends CIS Parliamentary Assembly Council meeting

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, heading a Tajik parliamentary delegation is

09:01, november 10, 2011

Politicians say Moscow should 'take revenge' against Dushanbe over sentencing of pilots

DUSHANBE, November 10, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russian politicians and media are suggesting that Moscow should take serious steps of retaliation after a Tajik court issued lengthy sentences in

08:59, november 10, 2011

Moscow demands sentences review for Russian pilot in Tajikistan

The sentence against a Russian pilot convicted on smuggling and other charges in Tajikistan should be reviewed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

14:38, november 9, 2011

Tajik pundit calls Russian MFA’s statement “hasty”

Head of Tajik Center for Strategic Studies considers that by releasing a statement regarding the prison sentence of Russian-hired pilots Russia’s Foreign Ministry has just concealed oversights in

15:24, november 8, 2011

Tajik, Chinese prime ministers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANABE, November 8, 2011, -- Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met with the Premier of China’s State Council in St.

12:01, november 8, 2011

Russia ready to invest $500 million in CASA-1000 project

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The prime ministers from member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signed a joint communiqué and several joint documents at their