Tajkistan, Politics

10:34, july 27, 2011

Afghan FM visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasoul is arriving in Dushanbe today for a four-day visit.

09:42, july 27, 2011

Representatives from British business community to visit Tajikistan next year

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday July 26, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with Lord Viscount Waverley, Chairman of the British All Party Parliamentary Group fro

11:29, july 26, 2011

Tajik FM receives OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Monday July 25, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) High Commissioner

15:16, july 25, 2011

IRP makes preparations for its next congress

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party is making preparations for its next 9th congress that is expected to take lace in Dushanbe on September 24 this year.

09:28, july 25, 2011

Tajik FM receives U.S., British ambassadors

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- At the end of last week, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received British Ambassador to Tajikistan Trevor Moore and U.S.

12:19, july 22, 2011

Deputy Education Minister Rasoulov replaces Aliyev in parliament

DUSHANBE, July 22, Asia-Plus -- Under the country’s legislation, the powers of Husein Aliyev as deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) terminate in

16:36, july 19, 2011

IRP leader attends Turkish pro-Islamic party’s congress in Ankara

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), has

14:39, july 19, 2011

Tadjikistan : On the Way to the Progress

After almost ten years of political and ethnic turmoil, Tadjikistan has definitively turned toward peace, democracy and security.

15:06, july 18, 2011

CIS has more advantages than disadvantages, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has worked out the draft concept of further development of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and sent it for consideration to the CIS

12:24, july 18, 2011

Tajik FM rules out return of Russian border guards to Tajik-Afghan border

Hamrokhon Zarifi has stressed that an agreement that will be signed during Russian president’s visit to Tajikistan does not provide for the return of Russian border guards to Tajikistan.

08:50, july 18, 2011

Dushanbe to host economic cooperation on Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan will co-host the Fifth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA V) in Dushanbe on March

12:01, july 14, 2011

Tajik PM, CIS Deputy Executive Secretary discuss preparations for CIS summit

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 13, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met here with Mr. Vladimir Garkun, Principal Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee.

11:52, july 14, 2011

Tajik envoy calls on Ukrainian entrepreneurs to participate in projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Ukraine Shuhrat Sultonov yesterday met in Kiev with a group of Ukrainian entrepreneurs, the Tajik MFA information department reports.

10:03, july 14, 2011

CSTO SG meets with heads of Tajikistan’s power-wielding structures

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha yesterday met here with heads of the Ministries of Defense

14:44, july 13, 2011

Tajik FM, Swiss diplomats discuss cooperation over the Lake Sarez problems

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday July 12, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with Mr.

11:36, july 13, 2011

Tajik FM accepts copy of credentials of new Pakistani ambassador

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday July 12, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi accepted copy of credentials of Pakistan’s new Ambassador to Tajikistan Amjad Hussain Barkat Ali

10:07, july 13, 2011

Rahmon extends condolences to the presidents of Russia, Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday July12, President Emomali Rahmon extended condolences to his Russian counterpart, President Dmitry Medvedev, over the recent ship tragedy in the

09:48, july 13, 2011

CSTO SG arrives in Dushanbe

President Emomali Rahmon today is receiving CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha, who has arrived in Tajikistan on a four-day working visit.

11:16, july 12, 2011

Tajikistan hands over OIC Ambassadorial Group chairmanship to Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An official ceremony of handover of chairmanship of the OIC Ambassadorial Group at the United Nations from Tajikistan to Kazakhstan took place at the UN

11:02, july 12, 2011

Tajikistan establishes diplomatic relations with Benin

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and the Republic of Benin was signed in New York at the end of last

10:45, july 12, 2011

IRP leader attends forum of Islamic parliamentarians in Malaysia

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also member of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, delivered a

18:06, july 11, 2011

Tajik ruling party creates its youth organization

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is creating its youth organization called Sozandagoni Vatan (Creators of Homeland).

09:41, july 11, 2011

Shabdolov reelected leader of CPT

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The 29th congress of the Communist Party of Tajikistan that took place in Dushanbe on July 9 reelected the 67-year-old Shodi Shabdolov leader of the party.

12:06, july 8, 2011

Tajikistan-Egypt relations discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov, yesterday met here with Dr.

10:40, july 7, 2011

We could expand cooperation in the fields of construction and air communication, says Tajik envoy

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik MFA information department reports that during visit to the Arvand Free Economic Zone in Iran’s Khuzestan province, Tajik Ambassador to Iran

09:29, july 7, 2011

Tajik FM, SRSG discuss regional security strengthening issues

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 6, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) also Head of the UN

10:44, july 6, 2011

CIS ambassadors meet at Tajik embassy in Brussels

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- CIS ambassadors to Belgium and permanent representatives to the European Union and NATO recently met at the Tajik Embassy in Brussels, according to the Tajik

17:32, july 4, 2011

Long presence of Americans in Afghanistan will negatively impact regional stability, says IRP leader

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Beginning of withdrawal of the U.S.

10:19, july 4, 2011

Communists make preparations for 29th congress

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) is making preparations for the 29th congress scheduled for July 9.

09:25, july 4, 2011

International experts gather in Dushanbe to discuss Afghan problems

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An international two-day roundtable titled “Conflict and Peace Building in Afghanistan: State and Prospects” will open in Dushanbe on July 5.