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UN Security Council to adopt statement on North Korea

The UN Security Council was expected to adopt a formal statement Monday, rebuking North Korea for its long-range rocket launch and calling for a tightening of existing sanctions against Pyongyang.

14:10, april 14, 2009

Lavrov praises results of recent G20 summit in London

The resolutions of the G-20 summit meet Russiaâ€™s interests, Lavrov said at Mondayâ€™s session of the International Council for Cooperation and Investments.

14:09, april 14, 2009

Iran puts US reporter on trial for spying

US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been detained in a Tehran jail since January, has been put on trial on charges of spying for Iran's arch-foe the United States, an official said on

14:08, april 14, 2009

NATO troop commander says battle in southern Afghanistan will be pivotal

Afghanistan's future will be decided by the crucial battle for control of the southern part of the country where Canadian troops are located, a top NATO commander said Monday.

13:40, april 14, 2009

Finance ministry proposes to reduce national budget’s expenditure party by $130.5 mln

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) proposes to reduce the expenditure part of the national budget for 2009 by 500 million somoni (equivalent to 130.

12:50, april 14, 2009

Tajikistan purchases 300 tons of high-quality cottonseeds from Turkey

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has purchased 300 tons of high-quality seeds of two cotton varieties “Carmen” and “Flora” from Turkey.

12:12, april 14, 2009

Tajikistan’s CCI overfulfills target for Jan-Mar 09

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has overfulfilled the target for the first three months of this year by 754,000 somoni, which is

11:54, april 14, 2009

U.S. ambassador, GKNB chief officially open the analytical center in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday April 10, Chairman of the State Committee of National Security (GKNB), Colonel-General Khairiddin Abdurahimov, and the US Ambassador, Ms.

11:46, april 14, 2009

CIS experts discuss intellectual property infringement issues

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day session of the CIS working group for cooperation in preventing intellectual property infringement is opening in Minsk, Belarus today.

11:28, april 14, 2009

Qairoqqum carpet-weaving plant to go over to producing soldier’s overcoats

KHUJAND, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Qairoqqum carpet-weaving plant intends to produce soldier’s overcoats for Tajik army, Fazliddin Oripov, the head of the industry, transport and

10:45, april 14, 2009

Tajik culture minister to join his SCO counterparts at meeting due in Kazan in late April

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Culture Mirzoshorukh Asrori will join his counterparts from member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the sixth meeting of

10:30, april 14, 2009

Heads of 3 construction companies face charge of embezzlement of state funds allocated for casting Roudaki bust

KHUJAND, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus - Top managers of three Sughd construction companies face charge of embezzlement of state funds (9,500 somoni) that have been allocated for casting and

10:15, april 14, 2009

Audit at NBT ensures further transparency of financial services, sys expert

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An independent audit at the central bank of the country may ensure transparency of financial services in Tajikistan, researcher with the Institute of

19:15, april 13, 2009

Budget for 2009 transformed into crisis management budget

The Ministry of Finance has endorsed a program of financial crisis response measures that include balanced fiscal regulation aimed at transformation of the countryâ€™s budget for 2009 into the budget

18:05, april 13, 2009

International audit firm accuses ex-head of NBT of allowing for untargeted use of state funds

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) on April 8 posted the results of a special audit international audit and consulting firm Ernst & Young had

16:54, april 13, 2009

3,333 crimes registered in Tajikistan in Jan-Mar 09

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus - Over the first three months of this year, 3,333 crimes have been officially registered in the country, which is 2.

16:37, april 13, 2009

Exploration of Sargazon field does not yield desirable results, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Seismic survey of the natural-gas field Sargazon in Khatlon’s Danghara district, carried out by Gazprom’s affiliate Zarubezhneftegaz, has not yielded

14:59, april 13, 2009

Chief prosecutor’s office resumes investigation into killing of special police unit’s commander

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on April 13, the First Deputy Prosecutor-General, Abdusami Dadaboyev, said that the Prosecutor General’s Office has

14:16, april 13, 2009

Ex-top managers of Norak HPS faces charge of embezzlement of state funds

Ex-director of the Norak hydroelectric power station (HPS) Mahmadullo Qurbonov and his deputy Mahmadali Halimov are suspected of having embezzled some 380,000 US dollars of state funds.

13:41, april 13, 2009

IRPT intends to work out amendments to the recently adopted religion law

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On April 11, the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) organized a roundtable meeting to discuss possible effects of the adoption of a new religion law in the

13:13, april 13, 2009

Spring conscription campaign reaches 45 percent of the target

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By April 11, the spring conscription campaign has reached 45 percent of the target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defense

12:54, april 13, 2009

SCO chief prosecutors meet in Moscow to discuss prevention of economic crimes

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov is attending the 7th session of chief prosecutors from member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation

12:31, april 13, 2009

1095 new jobs reportedly crated in Kulob in Jan-Mar 09

KULOB, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, 1,095 new jobs have been created in the city and the district of Kulob, Kulob Mayor Homid Abdulloyev remarked at a

12:12, april 13, 2009

Tajik, Iranian foreign ministers discuss cooperation issues in Tehran

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- After participation at the CIS foreign ministers’ session in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi visited Tehran on his way to

11:50, april 13, 2009

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Mayor’s office provides funds for construction of new school in Kamoli Khujandi mahalla

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday April 11, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev signed a resolution on allocation of funds for construction of a new school in Dushanbe’s

11:12, april 13, 2009

Iskandar Firouz elected as chairman of Board of Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan – 21st Century”

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus – A general meeting of members of the Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan – 21st Century” (School) was held at the School office in Dushanbe on April 11.

10:59, april 13, 2009

CSTO secretary general visits Tajikistan on April 23

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha will visit Tajikistan on April 23, according to the MFA

10:44, april 13, 2009