Tajkistan, Power

11:00, september 25, 2007

Tajik capital makes preparations for hosting CIS, EAEC and CSTO summit meeting

Dushanbe municipal authorities discussed issues of preparations for hosting summit meetings of the CIS, the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

14:23, september 24, 2007

Tajik MPs, CSTO PA commissions’ members discuss cooperation issues

Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (the lower house of the Tajik parliament) and delegation of the Collective Security Treaty Organizationâ€™s (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly (PA) have met in Dushanbe

12:56, september 22, 2007

Tajikistan marks Day of Rudaki

Addressing people on occasion of a Day of Rudaki, President Rahmon said that Rudaki is national pride of Tajiks

15:01, september 21, 2007

President Rahmon receives credentials of Azeri envoy

DUSAHNBE, September 21, Asia-Plus — President Emomali Rahmon today received credentials of the newly appointed Azeri Ambassador to Tajikistan Mageram Aliyev.

10:30, september 20, 2007

Tajik president orders to allot Kyrgyzstan a quota of 50 students

DUSHANBE, September 20, Asia-Plus — During his two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon on Tuesday afternoon met in Bishkek with Marat Sultanov, Chairman of the Zhokorgu Kenesh

11:22, september 18, 2007

President Rahmon urges to take adequate measures to prepare military units for winter

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus -- On Monday September 17, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with participation of heads of power-wielding and law enforcement structures of the country

11:02, september 18, 2007

President Rahmon starts its official visit to Kyrgyztan

Tajik and Kyrgyz presidents Emomali Rahmon and Kurmanbek Bakiyev will discuss bilateral cooperation and border problems.

18:36, september 17, 2007

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers arbitration bill

DUSHANBE, September 17, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on court of arbitration at a September 17 meeting

15:56, september 17, 2007

Tajik, Kyrgyz Foreign ministers to prepare documents to be discussed during upcoming Tajik president’s visit to Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, September 17, Asia-Plus – Foreign ministers of Tajikistan (Hamrokhon Zarifi) and Kyrgyzstan (Ednan Karabayev) today met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to consider a package of documents that are

15:28, september 17, 2007

Members of capital legislature to consider housing program

DUSHANBE, September 17, Asia-Plus — The next, eleventh session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) will be held on September 27.

15:02, september 17, 2007

Parliamentary recess nears completion. MPs report to electors

DUSHANBE, September 19, Asia-Plus — Tajik members of parliament have competed meetings with their electros to report back to them on their work done.

10:30, september 17, 2007

President Rahmon reminds that sending schoolchildren to harvest cotton prohibited

DUSHANBE, September 17, Asia-Plus -- A progress of cotton-harvesting campaign and preparations for winter was major topic of a September 14 government session presided over by President

13:22, september 14, 2007

Tajik speaker meets with Chinese MPs

DUSHANBE, September 14, Asia-Plus -- ВOn Thursday September 13, Saydullo Khairulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), received visiting

11:51, september 14, 2007

Tajik speaker highly appraises mutual visits of leaders of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, September 14, Asia-Plus -- A broad range of issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan were discussed yesterday at a meeting of Chairman of the

18:57, september 13, 2007

Members of legislature of Russia’s Ivanovo region visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 13, Asia-Plus — A delegation of members of the legislature (Duma) of Russia’s Ivanovo region arrived in Tajikistan Thursday for a two-day working visit, press release issued by

17:46, september 13, 2007

Countries of the region should become members of the Central Asian economic union on basis of absolute equality of rights: Rahmon

DUSHANBE, September 13, Asia-Plus /Bahrom Mannonov/ -- “The population of our region is some 56 million people sharing economic interest, common history and culture, and we should think

15:46, september 13, 2007

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan sign a number of cooperation documents

Joint investment fund will give new impulse to further expansion of bilateral cooperation, say Tajik, Kazakh presidents

12:15, september 13, 2007

Rahmon calls for charity during the holy month of Ramadan

Emomali Rahmon called for charity during the holy month of Ramadan.

10:42, september 13, 2007

Official visit of Kazakh president to Tajikistan starts

Kazakhstanâ€™s President Nursultan Nazabayev arrived in Dushanbe from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

19:31, september 11, 2007

Preparations for summits under way, says President Rahmon

Preparations for three summits that will be held in Dushanbe next month are under way, President Rahmon remarked at a meeting with journalists in Tursunzoda on September 11.

16:43, september 11, 2007

Fate of Roghun HPS should not be in hands of one private company, says Tajik president

DUSHANBE, September 11, Asia-Plus — During his short visit to Tursunzoda, President Emomali Rahmon has reiterated that Russia’s aluminum giant Russian Aluminum (Rusal) will not

13:15, september 11, 2007

President Rahmon inaugurates Uzbek-language school in Tursunzoda

Speaking ay a ceremony of inaugurating the Uzbek-language school in Tursunzoda, President Rahmon noted that friendship between Tajiks and Uzbeks has been tried by ages and nobody is able to blight it.

10:30, september 11, 2007

Head of state visits Tursunzoda

President Emomali Rahmon has paid short visit to Tursunzoda to inaugurate new facilities and familiarize himself with measures taken by local authorities to ensure the regular work of the

20:35, september 7, 2007

President Rahmon meets with group of Turkish journalists

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — On Friday September 7, President Emomali Rahmon met with a group of journalists of Turkey’s news agency Zaman, magazine DA and TV channel Mahtab, presidential

18:49, september 7, 2007

President Rahmon calls on Tajik TV channel to study experience of work of TV channel Al Jazeera

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus – President Emomali Rahmon has called on national TV channels of Tajikistan to refrain from too frequently quoting the head of state, calling this “khizmati

18:20, september 7, 2007

Tajik civil servants to take fair service oath

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — Employees of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MoLSS) have been the first among civil servants in Tajikistan to take an oath of fair service of

14:22, september 7, 2007

Tajikistan marks Independence Day on September 9

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — Celebrations to mark the 16th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence will be held in Dushanbe on September 9, presidential press service said.

11:00, september 6, 2007

Tajik, Bulgarian foreign ministers to prepare visit Bulgarian presidents to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus -- A broad range of issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Bulgaria were discussed yesterday afternoon at a meeting of President

12:40, september 5, 2007

President orders 50 percent rise in health and cultural sectors wages versions

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree ordering a 50 percent rise in health, social security and cultural sectors wages versions.

09:37, september 5, 2007