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Russia works out program for development of the space-surveillance center in Nurek

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To modernize space-surveillance system Russia has worked out a program for development of the optical-electronic space monitoring center (also called

12:20, november 4, 2009

33 private clinics and medical rooms reportedly function in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, November 4, 2009 Asia-Plus -- 33 private clinics and medical rooms now function in the Sughd province, Ikrom Ismoilov, the head of the Sughd center for medical activity supervision,

12:15, november 4, 2009

Tajik Air to carry Tajik Hajjis to Saudi Arabia this year

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, will carry Tajik Hajjis to Saudi Arabia, Abdughaffor Yusupov, the head of the Hajj department within

12:03, november 4, 2009

POWER

President signs amnesty law

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon signed the amnesty law yesterday, according to presidential press service.

11:44, november 4, 2009

CIS defense ministers to gather in Tajik capital to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Defense ministers from the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will meet in Dushanbe on November 10 to discuss state and

11:30, november 4, 2009

Tajikistan’s Constitutional Court launches its website today

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A presentation of an official website of Tajikistan’s Constitutional Court ( www.constcourt.tj ) is being held today.

20:00, november 3, 2009

Autumn conscription campaign nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The autumn conscription campaign is nearing completion in the country.

19:17, november 3, 2009

Tajikistan, Poland sign economic cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first Tajik-Polish consultations on economic issues that were held in Dushanbe today resulted in signing of an agreement on economic cooperation

18:46, november 3, 2009

Projects for use of renewable energy sources in CA to be discussed in Tajik capital soon

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An international conference entitled “Renewable Energy in Central Asia: Creation of Economic Sustainability for Solution of Socioeconomic Problems” is

18:24, november 3, 2009

1,000 Tajik medical workers to work in Saudi Arabia starting from 2010

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 1,000 medical workers, including physicians and nurses, will work in Saudi Arabia starting from 2010, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

17:07, november 3, 2009

Polish foreign minister arrives in Tajikistan tomorrow morning

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer is arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow morning on a two-day visit, according to the MFA information

16:50, november 3, 2009

Vostokredmet staff members appeal to the president over the case of the plant top managers

Representatives of the northern city of Chkalovsk and staff members of state unitary enterprise Vostokredmet have released an open letter to President Emomali Rahmon over the case of four top

16:12, november 3, 2009

Agroinvestbonk to put up property of farming units failing to repay their debts for sale

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Governing body of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has decided to put property of farming units that failed to repay their last year’s

15:40, november 3, 2009

Nazarbaev to visit Jordan, Italy and Vatican this week

This week Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev will visit Jordan, Italy and Vatican, said Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Erzhan Ashykbaev.

15:37, november 3, 2009

Parliament of Uzbekistan approves 2010 public budget

The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan approved the state budget for 2010 at its session.

15:33, november 3, 2009

Drug control officers seize 2.5 kilos of heroin in Khujand yesterday

DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- officers from the Sughd counternarcotics directorate seized 2.5 kilograms of heroin in Khujand yesterday.

15:29, november 3, 2009

Average of 1.5M citizens to live in Bishkek in 2025

â€œPopulation of Bishkek will reach 1.

15:17, november 3, 2009

Turkmenistan to introduce new Manat coins in 2010

Turkmenistan will circulate Manat 1 and 2 coins starting 1 January 2010. New coins will be minted by British Royal Mint.

15:15, november 3, 2009

Iran wants new nuclear fuel talks

Iran wants more talks on a U.N.

15:10, november 3, 2009

Medvedev congratulates Afghan president on re-election

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on his re-election, the Kremlin press office said on Tuesday.

15:07, november 3, 2009

Vladimir Putin has met with Lars Loekke Rasmussen

Russia may triple gas supplies to Denmark by the Nord Stream pipeline and amount them to three billion cubic metres a year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.

15:04, november 3, 2009

Hamid Karzai declared Afghan vote winner

Election organisers on Monday declared Hamid Karzai president of Afghanistan for another five years, cancelling a run-off which threatened to descend into farce and further destabilise the country.

14:58, november 3, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Milli to convene its 22nd session on November 19

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, yesterday signed a resolution on convocation of the

14:27, november 3, 2009

SOCIETY

Government did not take into consideration all reserves for replenishment of budget, says MP

DUSHANBE, November 3 2009, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentarians representing the Communist Party (CPT) in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) considered that the

13:50, november 3, 2009

Issues of the fight against drug trafficking discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Attempts to shut down all channels of smuggling precursors into Afghanistan for use in the illicit manufacture of heroin will become one of methods of

13:08, november 3, 2009

Tajik government, its 12 development partners sign Tajikistan JCPS for 2010-2012

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday Novembe2, the Government of Tajikistan and its development partners today signed the Tajikistan Joint Country Partnership Strategy (JCPS) for

12:40, november 3, 2009

Tajik agriculture authorities deny report about alleged grain export ban as ‘unfounded’

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has denied reports released by some media that Tajikistan allegedly put a ban on wheat and wheat flour exports as

12:21, november 3, 2009

Ministry of finance to take measures to ensure repayment of last year’s government credit

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The term of repayment of last year’s government credit expired on November 1, however, four of six banks have failed to repay their debts so far.

12:00, november 3, 2009

POWER

Some 10,000 people are expected to be amnestied in Tajikistan under the new amnesty law

The new amnesty applies on female convicts, elderly, minors and sick prisoners, who are serving sentences for minor crimes, as well as veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, participants

15:44, november 2, 2009