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15:01, march 2, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan signs Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

New Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Murad Askarov signed Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on behalf of Uzbekistan on February 27 2009.

15:00, march 2, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Medvedev: Kyrgyzstan’s decision about Manas closure should be respected

â€œThe decision to shut down the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign decision of the Kyrgyz leadership,â€ the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the Spanish TV

14:56, march 2, 2009

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenistan to build up its participation in ECO

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the need to build up Turkmenistan's participation in the activities of ECO "whose tasks and goals are consonant with the guidelines of the national

14:54, march 2, 2009

WORLD

Iran to put Bushehr NPP into operation this September

Iran expects to put its Bushehr nuclear power plant into operation this September, the country's deputy foreign minister said.

14:52, march 2, 2009

WORLD

Lavrov goes to Egypt to meet with Mideast quartet, attend donor conference

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has departed for the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh for attending a conference of the Middle East mediating quartet and the international conference on Gaza

14:50, march 2, 2009

WORLD

Clinton pledging $300 million in aid for Gaza

Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first foray into Middle East politics as U.S. secretary of state, arrived at an international donors conference Monday with a U.S.

14:48, march 2, 2009

WORLD

PM skeptical about ever winning in Afghanistan

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, in an interview broadcast Sunday, that he did not believe the war in Afghanistan would ever be completely won.

14:43, march 2, 2009

Tajik researcher becomes member of International Hegel Society

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus / -- Lecturer at Tajik Public Servants Further Training Institute, Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy Iskandar Asadulloyev has become member of the International

14:12, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Plant genetics database expected to be created in Tajikistan by the end of 2010

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A plant genetics database is expected to be crated at Tajikistan’s National Center for Genetic Resources, Hofizullo Muminjonov, a chief coordinator of

13:35, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik ambassador to Russia awarded Order of Peace

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Russia, Abdulmajid Dostiyev, has been awarded Order of Peace, the head of the Moscow-based media holding Tajinfo, Muhammad

13:12, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik drug control chief attends first session of CARICC national coordinators council in Almaty

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) chief Rustam Nazarov attended the first session of the council of national coordinators of the Central Asia Regional

12:40, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ranked 7th among former Soviet republics in currency devaluation

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Belarus’ new agency BelPan has ranked Tajikistan 7th among the former Soviet republic in terms of currency devaluation.

11:59, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd unemployed reportedly constitute 2 percent of economically active population of the province

KHUJAND, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to official data, unemployed now constitute 2 percent of the economically active population of the Sughd province.

11:45, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Newspaper for women brought out in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A newspaper for women, Zarrintoj (Golden Crown), has been brought out in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

11:29, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CCI head, Chinese diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to further expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and China were the focus of a February 27 meeting of the head of

11:14, march 2, 2009

TAJKISTAN

‘To support development of society media should acquire character of fourth power,’ minister says

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- “Tajik media should acquire character of the fourth power in order to support development of society,” Culture Minister Mirzoshorukh Asrori remarked at a

21:28, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik officials unable to check Russian arms smuggling

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities say they have no knowledge about a weapons cache smuggled into the country by senior Russian military officers and businessmen and

21:20, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik power holding consider possibility of lifting electricity rationing in Dushanbe

Barqi Tojik power holding is currently considering the possibility of lifting electricity rationing in Dushanbe.

20:12, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Yemeni leader curtails visit schedule and leaves Tajikistan on Friday

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh changed a schedule of his official visit to Tajikistan and left Dushanbe on February 27.

19:34, february 28, 2009

INCIDENTS

Two counternarcotics officers killed and three border guards wounded in skirmish with Afghan drug traffickers

KULOB, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from Tajik counternarcotics agency have been killed and three border guards have been wounded in a skirmish with Afghan drug traffickers in

12:42, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Cyrus Microfinance highly appraises Tajik bank’s activity

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On February 26, chairman of the board of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk Niyozmurod Saidmurodov met with visiting president of Cyrus

12:25, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Farmers make preparations for spring sowing campaign

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Preparations for the spring sowing campaign are progressing in Tajikistan.

12:10, february 28, 2009

Mayor’s office approves Navrouz celebration program

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A February 26 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office discussed preparations for celebration of the Navrouz holiday.

11:56, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik health authorities, donors discuss CME issues

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A coordinating meeting with representatives of donors and executing agencies implementing public health support projects in the country was held at

11:39, february 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

179 farms in Sughd and Khatlon pay off loans received from Amonabonk

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 179 farming units in the Sughd and Khatlon province have paid off cotton loans received from Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank), the head of

19:50, february 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Project HOPE delivers $7.9 million of medical supplies to Tajik hospitals

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. State Department, through Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) delivered $7,888,378.

19:35, february 27, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Police special unit commander sacked

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Commander of the police special unit, OMON, within the Ministry of Interior, Yevgeny Sergeyev, has been sacked for inadequacy.

18:44, february 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Large amount of marijuana seized in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have seized a large amount of raw opium in Khatlon’s Farkhor district.

18:35, february 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian specialists to arrive in Tajikistan for detailed study of sites for construction of three HPPs

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Russia’s Inter RAO YeES (Unified Energy Systems) will arrive in Tajikistan in the near future for detailed study of sites for

16:23, february 27, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Yemen sign health cooperation agreement

Negotiations between Tajik and Yemeni government delegations in Dushanbe have resulted in signing of a health cooperation agreement and a joint statement of the residents on expansion of friendship

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Uzbekistan signs Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

New Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Murad Askarov signed Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on behalf of Uzbekistan on February 27 2009.

Medvedev: Kyrgyzstan’s decision about Manas closure should be respected

â€œThe decision to shut down the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign decision of the Kyrgyz leadership,â€ the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the Spanish TV

Turkmenistan to build up its participation in ECO

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the need to build up Turkmenistan's participation in the activities of ECO "whose tasks and goals are consonant with the guidelines of the national

Iran to put Bushehr NPP into operation this September

Iran expects to put its Bushehr nuclear power plant into operation this September, the country's deputy foreign minister said.

Lavrov goes to Egypt to meet with Mideast quartet, attend donor conference

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has departed for the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh for attending a conference of the Middle East mediating quartet and the international conference on Gaza

Clinton pledging $300 million in aid for Gaza

Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first foray into Middle East politics as U.S. secretary of state, arrived at an international donors conference Monday with a U.S.

PM skeptical about ever winning in Afghanistan

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, in an interview broadcast Sunday, that he did not believe the war in Afghanistan would ever be completely won.

Tajik researcher becomes member of International Hegel Society

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus / -- Lecturer at Tajik Public Servants Further Training Institute, Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy Iskandar Asadulloyev has become member of the International

Plant genetics database expected to be created in Tajikistan by the end of 2010

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A plant genetics database is expected to be crated at Tajikistan’s National Center for Genetic Resources, Hofizullo Muminjonov, a chief coordinator of

Tajik ambassador to Russia awarded Order of Peace

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Russia, Abdulmajid Dostiyev, has been awarded Order of Peace, the head of the Moscow-based media holding Tajinfo, Muhammad

Tajik drug control chief attends first session of CARICC national coordinators council in Almaty

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) chief Rustam Nazarov attended the first session of the council of national coordinators of the Central Asia Regional

Tajikistan ranked 7th among former Soviet republics in currency devaluation

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Belarus’ new agency BelPan has ranked Tajikistan 7th among the former Soviet republic in terms of currency devaluation.

Sughd unemployed reportedly constitute 2 percent of economically active population of the province

KHUJAND, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to official data, unemployed now constitute 2 percent of the economically active population of the Sughd province.

Newspaper for women brought out in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A newspaper for women, Zarrintoj (Golden Crown), has been brought out in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.

CCI head, Chinese diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to further expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and China were the focus of a February 27 meeting of the head of

‘To support development of society media should acquire character of fourth power,’ minister says

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- “Tajik media should acquire character of the fourth power in order to support development of society,” Culture Minister Mirzoshorukh Asrori remarked at a

Tajik officials unable to check Russian arms smuggling

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities say they have no knowledge about a weapons cache smuggled into the country by senior Russian military officers and businessmen and

Tajik power holding consider possibility of lifting electricity rationing in Dushanbe

Barqi Tojik power holding is currently considering the possibility of lifting electricity rationing in Dushanbe.

Yemeni leader curtails visit schedule and leaves Tajikistan on Friday

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh changed a schedule of his official visit to Tajikistan and left Dushanbe on February 27.

Two counternarcotics officers killed and three border guards wounded in skirmish with Afghan drug traffickers

KULOB, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two officers from Tajik counternarcotics agency have been killed and three border guards have been wounded in a skirmish with Afghan drug traffickers in

Cyrus Microfinance highly appraises Tajik bank’s activity

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On February 26, chairman of the board of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk Niyozmurod Saidmurodov met with visiting president of Cyrus

Farmers make preparations for spring sowing campaign

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Preparations for the spring sowing campaign are progressing in Tajikistan.

Mayor’s office approves Navrouz celebration program

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A February 26 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office discussed preparations for celebration of the Navrouz holiday.

Tajik health authorities, donors discuss CME issues

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A coordinating meeting with representatives of donors and executing agencies implementing public health support projects in the country was held at

179 farms in Sughd and Khatlon pay off loans received from Amonabonk

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 179 farming units in the Sughd and Khatlon province have paid off cotton loans received from Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank), the head of

Project HOPE delivers $7.9 million of medical supplies to Tajik hospitals

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. State Department, through Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) delivered $7,888,378.

Police special unit commander sacked

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Commander of the police special unit, OMON, within the Ministry of Interior, Yevgeny Sergeyev, has been sacked for inadequacy.

Large amount of marijuana seized in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Police have seized a large amount of raw opium in Khatlon’s Farkhor district.

Russian specialists to arrive in Tajikistan for detailed study of sites for construction of three HPPs

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Russia’s Inter RAO YeES (Unified Energy Systems) will arrive in Tajikistan in the near future for detailed study of sites for

Tajikistan, Yemen sign health cooperation agreement

Negotiations between Tajik and Yemeni government delegations in Dushanbe have resulted in signing of a health cooperation agreement and a joint statement of the residents on expansion of friendship

â€œThe decision to shut down the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign decision of the Kyrgyz leadership,â€ the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the Spanish TV