Tajkistan, Power

19:07, march 27, 2007

Tajik parliament accepted to OIC Parliamentary Union

DUSHANBE, March 27, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliament (Majlisi Oli) has been accepted to the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states (PUOICM).

11:48, march 27, 2007

Head of state bans holding of “last school bell” and “ABC holiday” celebrations

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged to undertake measures to regulate holding of national traditional rituals and ceremonies.

16:40, march 26, 2007

Tajik president returns to traditional version of his name

DUSHANBE, March 26, Asia-Plus - On March 20, President Emomali Rahmonov held a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia.

14:30, march 22, 2007

Member of Tajik upper house of parliament, Polish senate speaker discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- State and expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed at a March 19 meeting of Alimamad Nioyzmamadov, Deputy Chairman of the Majlisi Milli

13:23, march 22, 2007

Sughd regional legislature to consider progress of implementation of the anti-corruption law

KHUJAND, March 22, Asia-Plus -- The sixth session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) will be held in Khujand on March 30.

12:00, march 22, 2007

Tajik, Afghan MPs discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 22, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 19, Mehmon Bakhti, Member of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) met with visiting delegation of Afghanistan’s Meshrano

14:32, march 20, 2007

Capital mayor’s office discusses construction projects

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev presided over a control meeting to discuss a number of construction projects on March 19.

14:05, march 20, 2007

Rahmonov attends groundbreaking ceremonies for youth palace and residential complex

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov today morning attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of Youth Place in the center of Dushanbe and residential complex on

12:17, march 20, 2007

WB to support further moves of Tajikistan to reduce poverty: WB country director

DUSHANBE, March 20, Asia-Plus - A progress of economic reforms in Tajikistan and implementation of the WB-sponsored projects was in the center of a March 19 meeting of President Emomali Rahmonov

20:22, march 19, 2007

Rahmonov attends groundbreaking ceremony for lyceum at teachers’ training university

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - The construction of a lyceum at Tajik State Teachers’ Training University in Dushanbe has officially commenced today.

19:16, march 19, 2007

President to hold traditional meeting with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov will hold a traditional meeting with representatives of the intelligentsia at the Center for Strategic Studies in Dushanbe on March 20.

16:31, march 19, 2007

Tajik president, WB country director to discuss WB’s supporting some projects in Tajikistan

The World Bank may possibly support the implementation of Sngtuda-1 and Roghun hydroelectricity projects.

15:00, march 19, 2007

Ninth session of Dushanbe legislature to be held on March 29

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - The next, ninth, session of the Dushanbe city legislature (Majlis) is scheduled for March 29.

13:44, march 19, 2007

Tajikistan to raise public sector wages

More than 100 million somonis are provided from the countryâ€™s budget for increasing public sector wages and pensions.

13:19, march 19, 2007

Tajikistan to open its embassies in Riyadh, Tokyo

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus - On Saturday March 17, President Emomali Rahmonov singed decrees on opening Tajik embassies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Tokyo, Japan, presidential press service

16:30, march 16, 2007

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan to exchange embassies

Two further political and economic relations Tajikistan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement on exchange of embassies.

11:30, march 16, 2007

German MPs donates computers to their Tajik colleagues

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus -- Visiting Members of the German Bundestag yesterday handed over computers and other office equipment to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of

16:06, march 14, 2007

MPs adopt law on national symbols of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus - Tajik parliament has endorsed a new bill on national symbols of the country.

13:55, march 14, 2007

Dushanbe mayor announces competition for vacancies

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has announced a competition to fill two vacancies in the mayor’s office.

14:27, march 13, 2007

Visiting Hungarian diplomat discusses in Dushanbe inter-parliamentary cooperation

DUSHANBE, March 13, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of Tajik-Hungarian cooperation were the major topics of a March 12 meeting of Abdulmajid Dostiyev, First Deputy Speaker of the Majlisi

13:29, march 13, 2007

President Rahmonov urges to improve work on paying pensions

President Rahmonov has demanded at a March 12 government meeting that control of collection of fees to Fund for Social Security of the Population should be tightened.

11:30, march 13, 2007

3,500 civil servants participate in planting trees in the National Gardens of Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 13, Asia-Plus -- Voskresnik (from Russian word for Sunday; day of volunteer work in the former Soviet union, the tradition, which is continued in Tajikistan) with participation of

13:00, march 12, 2007

President takes part in subbotnik at Kokhi Istiqlol in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, March 12, Asia-Plus - On Saturday March 10, President Emomali Rahmonov took part in a subbotnik (voluntary work) at the Kokhi Istiqlol (Palace of Independence; formerly Exhibition of

11:30, march 12, 2007

Tajik capital makes preparations for Navrouz holiday

DUSHANBE, March 12, Asia-Plus -- Work on improvement of Dushanbe in the anticipation of celebrations to mark the Navrouz holiday is progressing.

12:06, march 10, 2007

President Rahmonov concerned over increase in poppy production in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov presided over a meeting with participation of chiefs of the power-wielding agencies on March 9.

12:43, march 7, 2007

Capital mayor’s office provides nearly 1 million somonis to make donations to women on occasion of IWD

More than 3,500 women from Dushanbe will receive extraordinary grants on occasion of International Womenâ€™s Day (IWS).

19:59, march 6, 2007

President Rahmonov urges to bring more women into the government

Underlining important role of women in society, President Rahmonov has urged to bring more women into the government.

18:10, march 6, 2007

President congratulates women on International Women’s Day

DUSHANBE, March 6, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov has congratulated Tajik women on the upcoming International Women’s Day, which is marked on March 8.

14:45, march 6, 2007

Capital mayor urges to tighten control of improvement of parks

DUSHANBE, March 6, Asia-Plus - Implementation of mayor’s resolution on construction of parking sites and improvement of parks and public gardens were discussed at a March 5 meeting of the Dushanbe

13:49, march 6, 2007