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14:07, march 30, 2009

WORLD

Pentagon chief favors sanctions to press Iran

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday that economic sanctions would be more effective than diplomatic overtures in bringing Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear program.

14:04, march 30, 2009

WORLD

Turkey's ruling party clinches local polls but loses support

Turkey's ruling AK Party won 39% of the vote in local general elections, but failed to secure the sweeping victory it had hoped for in cities dominated by secularist opposition.

14:00, march 30, 2009

WORLD

Obama to seek NATO support for Afghanistan plan

U.S. President Barack Obama will urge European allies to support his new strategy for Afghanistan, telling NATO partners this week their security could be at risk if the country falls into chaos.

13:31, march 30, 2009

INCIDENTS

Baby boy killed in Khujand house fire last Friday

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A three-year-old baby boy, Mahmadali Ghiyosov, was killed in a house fire that occurred in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province on March 27,

13:07, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Drug cache discovered in Murgab district

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the GBAO counternarcotics directorate have discovered a large drug cache in GBAO”s Murgab district, according to press service of the Drug

12:56, march 30, 2009

New head of Tajikistan’s RCS elected

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday March 28, an extraordinary congress of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) was convened in Dushanbe to hear reports and elect new

12:39, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Regional HIV epidemic counteraction strategy discussed in Almaty

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus 2009, -- A roundtable meeting is being held in Almay, Kazakhstan today to discuss the regional strategy on HIV counteraction in Central Asia.

12:05, march 30, 2009

POWER

Tajik-Russian joint commission inspects construction of residential complex in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday March 29, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadaid Ubaidulloyev received the deputy head of the construction department within Moscow Mayor’s Office, Dmitry

11:54, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Italian deputy foreign minister arrives in Dushanbe on April 2

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus -- Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Alfredo Mantika is expected to arrive in Dushanbe on April 2 for a working visit, according to the MFA information department.

11:41, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob farmers repay 42.9 percent of the government cotton loan so far

KULOB, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008, the government gave 27,471,796 somoni through local banks to farming units in four districts of Khatlon’s Kulob region for cotton sowing and

11:10, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd farmers do not have money to make adequate preparations for irrigation season

KHUJAND, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd farming units now owe more than 59 million somoni to the Sughd regional water economy directorate.

10:58, march 30, 2009

TLC instructs lawyers in features of protecting rights of entrepreneurs in economic courts

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus -- On March 28-29, Tajik Legal Consortium (TLC) conducted a two-day master-class for lawyers and representatives from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

10:44, march 30, 2009

Tajik authorities permit resumption of performance of “Madness. 93””

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Culture (MoC) has given the go-ahead for resumption of performance of “Madness.

10:30, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik border guards report large haul of cannabis

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus -- The main border directorate within the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has reported that their servicemen seized a large amount of cannabis at

10:15, march 30, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik aluminum group listed among the most successful companies of the world

Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco) recently got the quality management system (QMS) certification (QWS, ISO 9001:2008) that will allow it to compete more successfully in the worldwide market.

20:50, march 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russia attaches significance to cooperation with Central Asia’s states, says Russian charge d’affaires

DUSHANBE, March 28 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a statement delivered at a conference in Dushanbe, Vyacheslav Svetlichny, Chargé D’Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe, noted on March 27 that

20:23, march 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russia to continue implementing economic projects in Tajikistan, says Russian diplomat

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia has implemented and is continuing to implement economic projects in Tajikistan despite the ongoing financial crisis, Vyacheslav Svetlichny,

19:31, march 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Zarifi holds talks with OIC Secretary General and Turkish FM in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi on March 27 held talks with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Dr.

19:11, march 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Special conference on Afghanistan adopts plan of actions and declaration

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Special Conference on Afghanistan that was held in Moscow on March 27 under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ended with adoption

12:19, march 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister hopes for government’s anticrisis plan and recommendations of international organizations

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus - Issues related to impact of the global financial crisis on Tajikistan’s economy were discussed at a meeting of Finance Minister Safarali Najmuddinov with

12:10, march 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Global Fund to support treatment of Tajik patients suffering from multiresistant TB

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) intends to start treatment of 50 multiresistant TB sufferers in Tajikistan this

11:54, march 28, 2009

CCER does not have enough funds for proper preparation and holding of parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Although only nine months remain till the announcement of the date of parliamentary elections in the country, an active phase of preparations for

11:30, march 28, 2009

USAID announces the launch of a community connections program for livestock veterinarians in 2009

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the launch of a community connections program for livestock veterinarians

20:04, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

OSCE Office in Tajikistan improves technical capacity of Republican Press Center

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2009, Asia-Plus – On Friday March 27, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan handed over high-quality conference equipment to a press center run by the non-governmental

19:45, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd banks decrease loan allocations due to financial crisis

KHUJAND, March 27, 2009, Asia-Plus - According to the branch of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) in Khujand, banks in the Sughd province have reduced loan allocations.

19:16, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Workers of Sangtuda-1 HPP begin warning strike to demand their wages

Workers of the Snagtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) today notified administration of open joint-stock company Sangtuda HPP-1 in written form that they begin a warning strike to demand their

17:35, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sarez HPP cannot be alternative to Roghun HEP, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Sarez hydroelectric power plant (HPP) the Uzbek specialists propose to built in Tajikistan instead of the Roghun station cannot be alternative to

16:40, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

World Bank supports Tajikistan in responding to the global economic crisis

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2009, Asia-Plus - On March 26, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the US$20 million Third Programmatic Development Policy Grant to help the

16:30, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Mongolia agree to boost bilateral cooperation

Five cooperation documents, including agreements on trade and economic cooperation, the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income,

15:51, march 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Remittances from other regions of Tajikistan to Sughd post offices significantly decrease

KHUJAND, March 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Remittances from other regions of Tajikistan to post offices in the northern Sughd province have significantly decreased.