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Tajik, Kazakh MFAs sign cooperation plan

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi who is on a two-day working visit to Kazakhstan yesterday was received by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev,

12:00, march 11, 2010

Campaign to nominate candidates for election to the Majlisi Milli launched today

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A campaign to nominate candidates for election to the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) has been launched today.

11:45, march 11, 2010

ECI delegation in Tajikistan to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

11:30, march 11, 2010

Zarya Vostoka produces first ten tons of acrylic paint for façade surfaces

KHUJAND, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The state unitary enterprise, Zarya Vostoka, which is located in the Tajik northern city of Taboshar, has begun to manufacture acrylic paint for façade

11:15, march 11, 2010

Stern cell transplantation operations performed for two persons in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Two stern cell transplantation operations have been performed in Tajikistan for the first time.

20:21, march 10, 2010

Assessment study for Roghun HPP will not change Uzbekistan’s attitude to this facility considerably

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Georgy Petrov, head of the hydropower laboratory within the Institute for Water, Hydropower and Ecology Problems of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, considers

19:26, march 10, 2010

SOCIETY

Assessment studies for Roghun HPP will put an end to disputes between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on this subject, says expert

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Techno-economic and environmental and social studies for the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) by the World Bank are a good initiative that will

18:48, march 10, 2010

POWER

Matloubkhon Davlatov appointed to head president’s executive office

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree Matloubkhon Davlatov, formerly State Adviser to the President for Economic Issues, has been appointed head of President’s

18:18, march 10, 2010

Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture expected to resume operations next month

KHUJAND, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture, VT-Silk, which has been standing idle since late January, is expected to resume operations in early

17:56, march 10, 2010

POWER

Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov appointed to head ministry of labor and social protection

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes today.

17:43, march 10, 2010

WB to carry out assessment studies for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank is ready to carry out both techno-economic and environmental and social studies for the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), the World Bank

16:28, march 10, 2010

LAW-ORDER

56 followers of Jamaati Tabligh convicted in Tajikistan

56 followers of Jamaati Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, have been convicted in Tajikistan.

15:33, march 10, 2010

Pilot OST program expected to be introduced in Tajikistan in Q110

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The study “Opioid Substitution Therapy in Central Asia: Towards Diverse and Effective treatment Options for Drug Dependence” authored by Latypov, A.

14:45, march 10, 2010

Kurmanbek Bakiev says Kyrgyzstan to continue assisting Afghanistan

Kurmanbek Bakiev said during a meeting with the U.S.General David Petraeus that Kyrgyzstan will seek to assist in restoration of Afghanistan. The statement was voiced by the President’s secretariat.

14:41, march 10, 2010

Kazakh-Hungarian Intergovernmental Commission held session in Budapest

The 2nd sitting of the Kazakh-Hungarian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation took place in Budapest on March 9.

14:34, march 10, 2010

Uzbek President signs resolution on developing ties with Korea

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on realizing agreements, reached during the state visit of the President to the Republic of Korea, and further

14:33, march 10, 2010

Tajikistan opens its pavilion at ITB Berlin 2010

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is attending an international tourism exhibition, ITB Berlin 2010.

14:32, march 10, 2010

New frontier post commissioned in Akhal province of Turkmenistan

A new frontier post called "Aksuv" of the Kaahka border unit was put into operation in Akhal province of Turkmenistan.

14:05, march 10, 2010

Turkish opposition calls to retract reconciliation with Armenia

The Turkish opposition called for the government on Tuesday to halt the reconciliation process with Armenia following the recognition by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S.

14:02, march 10, 2010

U.S. not seeking military base in Kyrgyzstan's south – embassy

The U.S.

14:00, march 10, 2010

King of Jordan to arrive in Moscow to discuss Middle East

King Abdullah II of Jordan will discuss prospects for convening an international Middle East conference within the framework of a working visit to Moscow on March 10-11, 2010.

13:58, march 10, 2010

Kulob authorities begin to reregister local monuments

KULOB, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities of Khatlon’s Kulob zone have begun to reregister local monuments.

13:55, march 10, 2010

Iranian president arrives in Afghanistan

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday for talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, Iranian media reported.

13:14, march 10, 2010

Large amount of heroin discovered in cloak chamber of Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) discovered a large amount of heroin yesterday, while making preventive raid at the Dushanbe airport,

12:58, march 10, 2010

Japan supports awards grants to Tajikistan for rehabilitation of medical facilities

The Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe is holding a signing ceremony, for five Grass-roots projects, at the Ministry of Health today.

12:39, march 10, 2010

President signs decree on spring conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday March 9, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on the spring conscription campaign in Tajikistan, according to presidential press service.

12:00, march 10, 2010

Kazakhstan seeks expansion of economic cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A Kazakh business delegation, numbering 40 people and led by Yerlan Kozhasbay, president of Kazakhstan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is expected

11:45, march 10, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Three Sughd drug peddlers get jail term of 14 years each

KHUJAND, March 10 2010, Asia-Plus -- A court in Sughd province has sentenced three drug peddlers to long prison terms.

11:30, march 10, 2010

Kulob College of Arts gets license for training personnel for local theatres

KULOB, March 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Kulob College of Arts named after Karomatullo Qurbonov has received a license from the Ministry of Education (MoE) for opening theatrical department,

11:15, march 10, 2010