Tajkistan

Dushanbe mayor visits oldest resident of Tajik capital, holds meeting with youth

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday August 19, Dushanbe Mayor, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, visited Ms. Mamlakat Karimova, the oldest resident of the Tajik capital. Ms.

11:52, august 21, 2006

Rahmonov demands that officials should know national anthem by heart!

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- Henceforth, all members of Tajikistan’s government and parliament should know text of the national anthem by heart and perform it at all official events.

11:43, august 21, 2006

Rahmonov sends telegram of congratulations to Afghan President Karzai on occasion of 87th anniversary of Afghanistan’s Independence

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov has sent a telegram of congratulations to his Afghan counterpart, President Hamid Karzai, on occasion of the 87 th

11:35, august 21, 2006

One Tajik killed, five others injured in mass fighting in Moscow

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus – A mass fighting between workers from Tajikistan and their fellow-countrymen occurred in Moscow Friday late, the Russian website Vesti.ru reported.

11:19, august 21, 2006

First flight Saratov-Moscow-Qurghon Teppa conducted Saturday

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- The first test flight Saratov-Moscow-Qurghon Teppa was conducted last, Saturday August 19.

10:55, august 21, 2006

WHO mission to assess state of protection of health of children and teenagers in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- Dr Mikael Ostergren, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Adviser, Maternal and Child Health, is arriving in Tajikistan on August 22.

10:32, august 21, 2006

Speaker of Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of parliament to visit Tajikistan in September

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Ural Mukhamedzhanov, Chairman of the Mazhilis (Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of parliament), is scheduled to visit Tajikistan in September.

10:12, august 21, 2006

Compared to 2005 volume of direct investments in Tajikistan’s economy triples

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus -- Compared to the whole year of 2005 a total volume of direct investments in Tajikistan’s economy has tripled over the first six months of this year.

19:05, august 18, 2006

Strong tremor jolts Tajik capital today afternoon

Quite strong earthquake shook Tajik capital today afternoon. No damage or injured reported.

19:00, august 18, 2006

First edition of “Muhojir” magazine brought out in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- An official presentation of the first edition of quarterly magazine entitled “Muhojir” (Migrant) was held in the Mission of the International Organization for

17:31, august 18, 2006

Tajikistan’s Vostokredmet to produce jubilee souvenirs from precious metals by Tajikistan’s Independence Day

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- The Vostokredmet (Eastern Rare Metals) state enterprise based in northern Tajikistan has received order from the country’s government for producing jubilee

14:06, august 18, 2006

Restoration of Uzbekistan’s membership of CSTO to strengthen role of this organization in Central Asia, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Restoration of Uzbekistan’s membership of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will strengthen a role of this regional security organization in the

13:10, august 18, 2006

Five killed, two inured in car collision in Khatlon yesterday

Five persons were killed and at least two others were injured Thursday as two cars collided near Qurghon Teppa.

12:43, august 18, 2006

Shortage of fuel may impede cotton harvest in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-picking campaign has already been launched in a number of districts of southern Tajikistan, and they have yielded some 2,000 tons of cotton over the

12:00, august 18, 2006

Journalists invited to attend contest on HIV/AIDS problem

DUSHANBE, August 18, Asia-Plus -- Central Asian project to fight AIDS funded by the World Bank and the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) has announced a

11:45, august 18, 2006

Tajik medical works mark their professional holiday today

According to information from the Ministry of Health, at present Tajikistan has 3,5000 doctorâ€™s vacancies and practically the same number of nurses.

11:00, august 18, 2006

PDPT sets up election staff in Rudaki district

DUSAHNBE, August 18, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) has set up an election staff in the Rudaki district within the framework of preparations for presidential

10:49, august 18, 2006

Tajik capital makes preparations for Tajik-Russian inter-parliamentary forum set for late August

DUSAHNBE, August 18, Asia-Plus - Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, presided over a meeting of the organizing committee for holding

10:21, august 18, 2006

Blaze at oil reservation in the Titov Street in Tajik capital extinguished

Firefighters have managed to extinguish fire that broke out at the oil reservation in the Titov Street in Dushanbe yesterday afternoon and prevent powerful blast.

19:22, august 17, 2006

Russian, Tajik presidents discuss bilateral cooperation

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - On Thursday August 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov met in the Russian resort city of Sochi with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, to discuss

19:01, august 17, 2006

Tajik minister of interiors awarded Russian decoration for providing support in neutralization of drug syndicate in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 17 - On Thursday August 17, visiting Russia’s Minister of Interiors Rashid Nurgaliyev bestowed on his Tajik counterpart, Khumdin Sharipov, Russia’s reward “For Providing Assistance.

18:41, august 17, 2006

Joint operations by Tajik, Russian interior ministries lead to prevention of activity of over 40 transnational criminal groups

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Russia and Tajikistan have made considerable success in preventing drug trafficking both in the territory of Russia and in the territory of Tajikistan, Russian

18:08, august 17, 2006

Volume of production in Tajikistan’s fuel-energy complex reduces by 2.1 percent

DUSAHNBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - In January-July 2006, the volume of production in Tajikistan’s fuel-energy complex has amounted to 175.1 million Somonis (equivalent to US$52 million), which is 2.

17:35, august 17, 2006

Authors of textbooks for Tajikistan’s secondary schools to take training in the United States

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and American Councils for International Education (ACCELS) have announced the launch of the fifth

16:49, august 17, 2006

Tajik nationals who left the country during civil war lose refugee status, says source in Tajik labor ministry

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Henceforth, Tajik nationals, who left Tajikistan during the civil war, have lost the refugee status, according to information from the Ministry of Labor and Social

14:28, august 17, 2006

Declaration of amnesty just political move of Emomali Rahmonov ahead of presidential election, says DPT deputy head

DUSAHNBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Intention of President Emomali Rahmonov to declare amnesty is just his political move ahead of the presidential election, Rahmatullo Valiyev, the deputy head of

13:23, august 17, 2006

Declared amnesty applies, first of all, to women, minors, and elderly people, says president’s representative to parliament

Amnesty will be granted within six months after signing of the amnesty law by the president.

12:53, august 17, 2006

EAEC leaders approve Uzbekistan’s membership of CSTO

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - The leaders of five member nations of Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have approved Uzbekistan’s membership of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

12:18, august 17, 2006

EAEC leaders visit Tajik agricultural exhibition in Sochi

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus - Leaders of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) who have gathered in the Russian resort city of Sochi for informal summit, yesterday visited

11:53, august 17, 2006