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Juvenile crime reportedly increasing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has seen increase in juvenile crime over the first two months of this year, Shirinbek Mirzoyev, an official with the Ministry of Interior

19:21, march 17, 2010

UN secretary-general expected to pay short visit to Tajikistan soon

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to pay a short one-day visit to Tajikistan in April this year, the source at one of international

19:04, march 17, 2010

Afghanistan wants to hold its second exhibition in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Afghan delegation that arrived in Tajikistan to participate in an international industrial and trade exhibition wants to sign an agreement with

18:31, march 17, 2010

Six candidates nominated for 5 seats allotted to GBAO in Majlisi Milli

KHOROG, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Six candidates have been nominated for five seats allotted to Gorno Badakhshan in the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) under the

18:10, march 17, 2010

Dushanbe’s candidates for Majlisi Milli determined

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s candidates for the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) have been determined.

16:41, march 17, 2010

Six cooperation documents expected to be signed during Turkmen president’s visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov is expected to pay a state visit to Tajikistan from March 18-19, according to the Tajik MFA information

16:21, march 17, 2010

Afghanistan now receives 35 megawatt-hour of electricity per day from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Afghanistan now receives some 35 megawatt-hour of electric power from Tajikistan per day, Afghan deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Faruk

15:58, march 17, 2010

Tajik, Kyrgyz border services meet in Isfara

ISFARA, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from border services of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have gathered in the Tajik northern city of Isfara today to discuss cooperation

15:41, march 17, 2010

‘Himmatzoda did a lot for reestablishment of peace in Tajikistan,’ Ibrohim Usmonov says

DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus -- Muhammadsharif Himmatzoda was the only member of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) who admitted that IRPT’s participation in the inter-Tajik

15:29, march 17, 2010

Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan hold talks

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev held a meeting with the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on 16 March after arrival in Tashkent.

15:27, march 17, 2010

Kyrgyz Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs sentenced for 5 year jail term

The Pervomayski court of Bishkek city pronounced a sentence to the Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs Alikbek Dzhekshenkulov.

15:25, march 17, 2010

UN Secretary General to visit Kazakhstan in April

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, will visit Kazakhstan in April, 2010, the agency reports citing the UNDP PR Department in Kazakhstan.

15:22, march 17, 2010

Himmatzoda’s death great loss for Tajik society, says IRPT leader

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik society suffers great loss with death of Muhammadsharif Himmatzoda, Muhiddin Kabiri, leader of the Islamic revival party of Tajikistan (IRPT),

15:22, march 17, 2010

Turkmen and Russian FM sign cooperation program for 2010

Today, as part of his working visit to Ashgabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov was received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, where he held talks with his

15:19, march 17, 2010

U.S. reiterates its stance over Iran nuclear issue

The United States says it will go on pressuring Iran over its controversial nuclear issue and continue its work within the Iran Six mediators format, a U.S. Department of State official said.

15:17, march 17, 2010

Iran nuclear weapon development has slowed: U.S.

The pace of Iran's nuclear weapons development appears to have slowed, buying time for a new round of sanctions now and possibly more sweeping measures further down the road, U.S.

15:14, march 17, 2010

N Korea seeks to boost cooperation with RF in all areas – deputy FM

Stronger relations with Russia in the political, economic and cultural sectors remain North Korea’s unchanged policy, North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kun Sun Un said.

15:13, march 17, 2010

Most US forces in Afghanistan to be under NATO

A major reorganization of allied forces in Afghanistan will centralize both American and other foreign troops under the direct command of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the senior U.S.

14:45, march 17, 2010

SPORT

Both men and women to participate in horse racing in Dushanbe’s hippodrome on March 21

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2001, Asia-Plus -- Horse racing dedicated to the Navrouz holiday will take place in Dushanbe’s hippodrome on March 21, according to the Committee for Youth, Sports and

14:18, march 17, 2010

Some 60% of government credit given to Kulob cotton farmers last year repaid

KULOB, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, the government gave a 23,973,187 somoni credit to four cotton producing districts in Khatlon’s Kulob zone through a number of banks and 59.

13:54, march 17, 2010

Istaravshan entrepreneur detained with some 2 kilos of heroin yesterday

KHUJAND, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Some two kilograms of heroin have reportedly been confiscated from an entrepreneur from the city of Istaravshan, Sughd province.

13:40, march 17, 2010

Fraternal nations must not have visa regime, says Afghan official

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Canceling the visa regime will promote further expansion of bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation between Afghanistan and Tajikistan in all fields,

13:21, march 17, 2010

Tajik-Afghan economic commission meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The third two-day meeting of the Tajik-Afghan joint commission fore economic and cultural in Dushanbe is expected to result in signing of a final

12:53, march 17, 2010

IRPT spiritual leader dies

Muhammadsharif Himmatzoda, spiritual leader of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), died in Dushanbe today morning aged 59 after a long illness.

11:30, march 17, 2010

Tajikistan’s leader in clothing industry to get into Kazakhstan’s market

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2010 Asia-Plus -- Closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Guliston, which is Tajikistan’s leader in clothing industry, plans to get into Kazakhstan’s market.

19:33, march 16, 2010