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Obama may not ask allies for more combat troops in Afghanistan

With U.S. allies likely to rebuff requests to send more combat troops to Afghanistan , many Pentagon officials want President Barack Obama to shift U.S.

15:00, january 29, 2009

GosKomInvest works on attracting investment funds

DUSHANBE, January 29, Asia-Plus -- Head of the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) Farrukh Hamraliyev told a press conference in Dushanbe on

14:35, january 29, 2009

UN rural development arm to help poor farmers in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Tajikistan’s poorest region will receive a $12 million boost from the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

14:12, january 29, 2009

POWER

President shakes up anticorruption agency officials

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of January 28 Tohi Jobirov, former head of one of departments within the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating

14:01, january 29, 2009

POWER

Sughd anticorruption directorate chief replaced

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By order of director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Millopar Bandishoyev was relieved of his post of chief of the

13:46, january 29, 2009

Tajikistan expected to join WIPO this year

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is expected to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) this year.

13:16, january 29, 2009

National budget receives $7 mln from privatization of state-owned property in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008, the country’s national budget received 24.

12:22, january 29, 2009

INCIDENTS

"Cargo 200" from Russia delivered in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Through the Khujand airport of Sughd region this year first 13 units of cargo-200 were delivered.

11:45, january 29, 2009

Two suicides and one suicide attempt case reported in Sughd on Tuesday

KHUJAND, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On January 27, two suicides and one suicide attempt case were reported in the northern Sughd province.

11:30, january 29, 2009

Tajikistan ought to use “water” argument in negotiations with Tashkent on resumption of Turkmen electricity deliveries, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Conflicts between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in energy, transportation and other spheres are inevitable and the most thing in such situations is to

11:15, january 29, 2009

Tajikistan should find out the Kremlin’s final position on water policy in Central Asia, says IRPT leader

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is expected to pay visit to Moscow in early February, where he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev

20:14, january 28, 2009

MoF accuses commercial banks of setting excess cotton loan interest rates

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- There is no necessity for decreasing rate of interest on loans provided by the government to cotton farmers through local banks last year, Deputy

19:09, january 28, 2009

Tajik leader, Latvian diplomat discuss upcoming Rahmon’s visit to Latvia

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon received Latvian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Igors Apokins, on January 28.

18:56, january 28, 2009

Tajikistan may count on France’s assistance for consturction of hydropower facilities: French ambassador

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and France was the focus of a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with new France’s Ambassador to

18:29, january 28, 2009

POWER

MPs ratify Tajik-Pakistani investment protection agreement

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) has ratified an agreement between Tajikistan and Pakistan on the mutual protection

18:11, january 28, 2009

Tajikistan attaches significance to expansion of cooperation with UK: Rahmon

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the United Kingdom were discussed at a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with new

17:55, january 28, 2009

New UK, France’s ambassadors present credentials to President Rahmon today

DUSHANBE, January 28, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 28, President Emomali Rahmon received credentials from new ambassadors of the Great Britain and France to Tajikistan, according to

17:37, january 28, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Anticorruption agency director denies chief prosecutor’s criticism as ‘unfounded’

Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe today, the anticorruption agency director denied chief prosecutorâ€™s criticism of the agency as â€œunfounded.

16:22, january 28, 2009

TDB’s assets rise 210.1% in the year to Dec 31 08, says TDB’s head office

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Assets of closed joint-stock company (CJSC) Bonki Rushdi Tojikiston (Tajikistan Development Bank or TDB) rose 210.

15:33, january 28, 2009

New rates for electricity generated by Sangtuda-1 station to be set after full completion of construction of the station, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- New rates for electricity generated by Russian built hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Sangtuda-1 will be coordinated by the governments of Tajikistan

15:19, january 28, 2009

Kazakh-Pakistan cooperation in trade and investments discussed

A meeting of Kazakh Ambassador to Pakistan with Arthur Bayhan, Chief Executive Officer of Competitiveness Support Fund was organized on Tuesday in Islamabad, report Kazakh Embassy in Pakistan press

15:18, january 28, 2009

This year cotton to be planted on 1315 thousand hectares in Uzbekistan

This year the cotton will be planted on more than 1315 thousand hectares. This will require seeding high-yielding, early-season sorts of cotton.

15:16, january 28, 2009

Kyrgyzstan requires $8.2 billion for Country Development Strategy

Kyrgyzstan requires $8.2 billion for implementation of the Country Development Strategy 2009-2011, Akylbek Japarov, the Kyrgyz Minister of Economic Development and Trade said on Wednesday, January 28.

15:13, january 28, 2009

UNICEF and Turkmenistan to discuss basic statements of cooperation for 2010-2014

The UNICEF officials and the national partners (ministries and departments) in Turkmenistan held the second joint meeting to discuss the new country document for 2010-2014.

15:12, january 28, 2009

UN urges Israel to re-open border crossings into Gaza

UN humanitarian chief John Holmes appealed to Israel to re-open border crossings into the besieged Gaza Strip to allow delivery of badly needed relief aid in the wake of the devastating 22-day

15:11, january 28, 2009

Medvedev, Obama to meet in London on April 2 - diplomat

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed that the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Dmitry Medvedev and Barak Obama, would take part in the second G-20 summit in London on April 2.

15:10, january 28, 2009

Tehran expects 'real change' in U.S. policies toward Iran

Tehran is expecting to see a real change in the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama towards Iran, an Iranian government spokesman announced on Tuesday.

15:06, january 28, 2009

Afghanistan top priority for US, but goals limited: Gates

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared Afghanistan the top US military priority but said US objectives there should be "limited.

14:42, january 28, 2009

Full rehabilitation of ZGC to be finished in early 2010

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009 Asia-Plus -- A full rehabilitation and modernization of the Tajik-Chinese joint gold-mining venture, Zeravshan, (Zeravshan Gold Company or ZGC) is expected to be finished

14:22, january 28, 2009