Tajkistan, Politics

11:14, june 8, 2011

Tajik deputy foreign minister, Brazilian envoy discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Brazilian Ambassador to Tajikistan with residence in Islamabad, Mr.

09:54, june 8, 2011

Emomali Rahmon holds number of meetings with high-ranking Austrian state officials

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- During his official visit to Austria, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with Austrian President Heinz Fischer.

16:37, june 7, 2011

Ashgabat hosts international meeting on economic cooperation between CA and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, June7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Participants from nineteen countries and the European Union, international and regional organizations, financial institutions, business and academia arrived in

16:04, june 7, 2011

President Rahmon addresses EP

Tajik president has assured MEPs that Tajikistan’s hydropower facilities will never be operated in prejudice of other nations.

08:21, june 7, 2011

Czech Republic interested in expansion of economic cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Czech Republic were discussed here yesterday at a meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister, Mahmoudjon Sobirov, with

08:13, june 7, 2011

Higher education obtained in Tajikistan to be recognized in Europe

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Monday June 6, President Emomali Rahmon met in Strasbourg, France with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland.

15:22, june 6, 2011

Civil war threatens in Yemen, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- After departure of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh for Saudi Arabia Yemen is threatened with civil war, Suhrob Sharipov, the director of the Center

10:03, june 6, 2011

Tajik parliamentary delegation visits Seoul

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliamentary delegation, led by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Chairman Shukurjon Zuhurov, today morning departed

09:28, june 6, 2011

Tajik leader pays visit to Europe

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday departed for Europe for a six-day visit, according to the presidential press service.

12:20, june 3, 2011

Tajik ambassador, Istanbul governor discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Turkey, Farrukh Sharifov, yesterday met with Governor of Istanbul, Huseyin Avni Mutlu, according to the Tajik MFA information

09:42, june 1, 2011

Issues of enhancement of regional cooperation discussed in Ashgabat

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The third annual Meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, organized by the United Nations

09:28, june 1, 2011

Chronicle of the month: May 2011

May 1 - An annual anti-drug operation, dubbed

15:40, may 31, 2011

Sverdlovsk governor invites Tajikistan to participate in INNOPROM-2011

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2011, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s Consul General in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s Sverdlovsk oblast, Parviz Aliyev, on May 30 met with Sverdlovsk Governor Alexander Misharin, the

11:10, may 31, 2011

New Kazakh ambassador to Tajikistan appointed

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By Kazakh president’s decree Agybay Smagulov, formerly Kazakh Ambassador to Afghanistan, was appointed Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Kazakh

16:31, may 30, 2011

CA nations will only benefit from Roghun’s construction, says MEP

Member of the European Parliament is sure that Uzbekistan's negative reaction to Roghun’s construction is premature.

11:38, may 30, 2011

MEP Stevenson arrives in Tajikistan on two-day visit

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Scotland, Mr. Struan Stevenson, arrived in Dushanbe today on a two-day visit.

10:21, may 30, 2011

Deputy foreign minister represents Tajikistan at CSTO foreign ministers’ meeting in Minsk

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Principal Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmoudjon Sobirov today morning departed for Minsk, Belarus to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the

10:04, may 30, 2011

Deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian nations meet in Ashgabat on May 31

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Foreign Minister Nizomiddin Zohidov has departed for Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to attend that the third annual meeting of deputy foreign ministers of

13:25, may 28, 2011

FATF delegation to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik MFA information reports a delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to arrive in Tajikistan on June 1 on a three-day

13:23, may 28, 2011

Prince Hussain Aga Khan to pay visit to Tajikistan soon

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Prince Hussain Aga Khan, second son of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Isamili Muslims, will pay a visit to

17:59, may 26, 2011

Tajik experts deny ICG speculations as baseless

Tajik experts consider that the International Crisis Group (ICG) has made unfounded conclusions regarding the current situation in Tajikistan.

16:39, may 26, 2011

New Country Director appointed to the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

15:15, may 24, 2011

CCER considers application filed by parliamentary candidate against election results

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has accepted an application by an independent candidate Tolibshoh Saidzoda for consideration.

10:42, may 24, 2011

IPR leader holds meetings with residents of Sughd province

DUSHANBE, May 24, 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), paid a

10:21, may 24, 2011

Tajik, U.S., foreign offices discuss implementation of Roghun and CASA 1000 projects

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy, border security, implementation of the Roghun hydroelectricity project and the Central Asia South

11:53, may 23, 2011

Tajik leader to visit four European countries in June

In June, President Emomali Rahmon is expected to pay visit to four European countries to discuss economic cooperation issues.

09:31, may 23, 2011

Tajik leader receives UNDP administrator

DUSHANBE, May 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday May 21, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting UNDP Administrator, Ms. Helen Clark.

13:42, may 21, 2011

Tajik FM, UNDP administrator discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of cooperation between Tajikistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were discussed here on May 20 at a meeting of Minister

13:19, may 21, 2011

Tajikistan-US cooperation on reconstruction of Afghanistan’s discussed in Dushanbe

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Grossman appreciated Tajikistan’s active support for peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan.

11:28, may 20, 2011

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan interested in joining CU, says Russian PM

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Belarusian news agency, BelTA, quoted Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as saying at an enlarged session of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)