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Tajik defense minister departs for Islamabad to establish military-technical cooperation

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khairulloyev, today departed for Islamabad, Pakistan for an official visit, according to the Ministry

20:18, december 22, 2009

Tajik official supports exemption of agricultural goods production means imports from VAT

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “Exemption of Import of Agricultural Production Means from VAT as One of Efficient Mechanisms to Strengthen and

19:41, december 22, 2009

GoT, UNICEF CO to sign plan of actions for implementation of Country Program of Cooperation 2010-2015

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan (GoT) and the UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan are expected to sign the plan of actions for implementation the Country

19:08, december 22, 2009

Tajik FM, AKDN resident representative discuss cooperation plans

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday December 22, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with Mr.

18:51, december 22, 2009

WB plans to provide another $40 mln to Tajikistan to support its budget

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank (WB) will continue to provide a budget support to Tajikistan in the future as well, Ms.

18:21, december 22, 2009

Survey on labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia’s Sverdlovskaya region presented today

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A survey formally titled “Public Monitoring and Analysis of Processes of Labor Migration from Tajikistan to Russia’s Sverdlovskaya Region” was presented in

16:40, december 22, 2009

ADB, WB present 5th joint country portfolio performance review for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) presented today the findings of their fifth Joint Country Portfolio Performance Review.

15:22, december 22, 2009

POWER

President holds meeting to discuss issuance and realization of Roghun shares

The head of state charged all banks of the country to be active in realizing shares in Roghun and collecting funds as well as ordered the Ministry of Finance to provide outlets for selling Roghun

14:56, december 22, 2009

Kyrgyz journalist dies of fatal injuries in Kazakhstan

Gennady Pavlyuk well-known Kyrgyz journalist died of fatal injuries approximately at 6:00 AM in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after apparently being thrown from the window of a six-floor apartment, Kazakh

14:52, december 22, 2009

Foreign trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Ukraine decreased by 20 %

Foreign trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Ukraine for nine months of this year has decreased by 20 %.

14:47, december 22, 2009

Uzbek elections: heated interparty debates

These days the electoral campaign in Uzbekistan has developed into heated debates between the four political parties running for Uzbek parliament and local kengashes â€“ councils of peopleâ€™s

14:46, december 22, 2009

Tajik students studying in China to visit the Three Gorges Dam

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The award ceremony for the winners of the competition “Connoisseurs-2009” was held in Beijing yesterday, according to the Tajik embassy in

14:42, december 22, 2009

Turkey congratulates Turkmenistan on launching gas pipeline to China

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has sent a message of congratulations to his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the inauguration of the Turkmenistan - China gas pipeline.

14:40, december 22, 2009

Barack and Michelle Obama get vaccinated against A/H1N1 virus

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle got vaccinated from the A/H1N1 virus.

14:37, december 22, 2009

Russia FM to discuss cooperation with Uzbek leadership

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss with the Uzbekistani leadership on Tuesday issues of bilateral cooperation and interaction in the international arena.

14:34, december 22, 2009

Iran nuclear trigger report fabricated by U.S.: Ahmadinejad

A reported confidential Iranian technical document describing Tehran's efforts to design an atomic bomb trigger was forged by Washington, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a U.S.

14:32, december 22, 2009

NATO chief visits Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is in Afghanistan, the organisation announced Monday.

14:28, december 22, 2009

Testing for MISIS branch entrants to start in May 2010

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), known as MISIS, is expected to be

14:09, december 22, 2009

Kulob entrepreneur intends to buy shares in Roghun for 500,000 somoni

KULOB, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mahmadsiddiq Odinayev, the head of the Kulob firm, Kulob Navroson, intends to buy shares in Roghun for 500,000 somoni.

13:45, december 22, 2009

LAW-ORDER

NBT creates hot line to prevent corruption

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To prevent corruption and office abuse cases as well as other illegal actions the National bank of Tajikistan announces creation of a direct hot line

13:33, december 22, 2009

Central bank’s employees give up their monthly wages to help Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE , December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) have decided to give up their monthly wages to

13:22, december 22, 2009

CCER approves budget of expenditure on supervising 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Central Committee for Elections and Referenda (CCER) approved the budget of expenditure on supervising next year’s parliamentary elections at a

13:01, december 22, 2009

POWER

Tajik president, China’s gold mining company head discuss ZGC activity

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emorali Rahmon yesterday received Mr.

11:55, december 22, 2009

Experts from UAE company to inspect construction of Central Asia’s largest mosque in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of experts from the Adnan Saffarini Company (the United Arab Emirates) are expected to arrive in Dushanbe within the next few days to get

11:15, december 22, 2009

New school officially opened in Khatlon’s Jomi district

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school was officially opened in Khatlon’s Jomi district on December 20.

11:00, december 22, 2009

Vakhsh River expected to be blocked for beginning of work on construction of Roghun dam in late January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Blocking the Vakhsh River for beginning of work on construction of the Roghun dam is scheduled for late January 2010 when water levels in the Vakhsh

20:47, december 21, 2009

Sughd authorities provide amnestied Russian national with food products and take him to Kyrgyz border

KHUJAND, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd authorities have reportedly provided amnestied Russian national with food products and money and taken him to the Kyrgyz border.

20:27, december 21, 2009

More than 3 mln somoni and more than US$10,700 transferred to Roghun’s bank accounts so far

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Funds are continuing to come to bank accounts opened to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

20:14, december 21, 2009