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Government takes issue of resuming Turkmen electricity deliveries under its control

Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon heading government delegation will go to Tashkent this week to negotiate resumption of Turkmen electricity deliveries to Tajikistan via Uzbek power systems.

14:52, january 26, 2009

New list of officials for Ministers’ Chairs in Kyrgyzstan approved

New list of officials for Ministersâ€™ Chairs in Kyrgyzstan, that released their posts on January 23, 2009, is already approved, parliamentâ€™s sources informed the news agency â€œ24.kgâ€.

14:51, january 26, 2009

Uzbekistan, Russia sign several documents

Negotiations of the Uzbek President Islam Karimov and Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev with the participation of official delegations of Uzbekistan and Russia wrapped up at Oqsaroy residence.

14:49, january 26, 2009

President calls Indian businessmen to invest in Kazakhstan economy

Today at a joint business forum in Delhi Nursultan Nazarbaev, Kazakh President called Indian businessmen to invest in Kazakhstan.

14:46, january 26, 2009

Development of cooperation with Russia one of strategic priorities of Turkmenistan's foreign policy

On 23 January, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the first deputy foreign minister of the Russian Federation, Andrey Denisov, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit.

14:44, january 26, 2009

NATO-Russia meeting to be held in Brussels

An informal meeting of 26 NATO ambassadors, the NATO general secretary and Russiaâ€™s permanent representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin will be held in Brussels on Monday for the first time since

14:43, january 26, 2009

Obama acts to reverse Bush climate moves: officials

U.S. President Barack Obama will start reversing former President George W.

14:40, january 26, 2009

Iran welcomes planned US pullout from Iraq

Iran on Saturday welcomed moves by the new US President Barack Obama to pull American troops out of Iraq and insisted that Tehran would not meddle in elections here.

14:37, january 26, 2009

Biden warns of higher US death toll Afghanistan

Vice President Joe Biden says the nation should expect more U.S. military casualties as the Obama administration plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan.

14:25, january 26, 2009

IFC promotes Corporate Governance Code of Best Practices in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, promotes corporate governance best practices in Central Asia by introducing practical skills to develop

13:43, january 26, 2009

Tajikistan’s lowest TB rate reported in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In the northern Sughd province, the TB rate has been 55 per 100,000, the Sughd health directorate chief Dalil Toshmatov said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

13:28, january 26, 2009

Two AIDS and TB centers expected to open in Kulob

KULOB, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two centers for prevention of spread of TB and AIDS are expected to be established in the city of Kulob in the near future, Kulob mayor Homid Abdulloyev

13:14, january 26, 2009

159 Sughd residents hospitalized last week with heart problems

KHUJAND, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An increase in the number of cardiovascular diseases was reported in northern Tajikistan in mid-January.

12:44, january 26, 2009

Two suicides and one suicide attempt reported in Sughd last week

KHUJAND, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two suicides and one suicide attempt were officially registered in the Sughd province last week, according to the Sughd police directorate press

12:39, january 26, 2009

Iranian company intends to hold three exhibitions in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An international exhibition company, Grow International Co (Iran), and Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) have agreed to hold three

12:25, january 26, 2009

Corner of Imam Azam opened at Kulob library

KULOB, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Access to information about Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence, just became easier in Kulob.

12:11, january 26, 2009

Khujand airport’s runway modernized to receive planes in any weather conditions

KHUJAND, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khujand’s airport will be modernized this year in order to be able to receive planes in any weather conditions, the airport director Maroufjon Mahmoudov said

11:59, january 26, 2009

Gold-mining enterprises in Sughd experience difficulties with realization of their products

KHUJAND, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Because of the ongoing global financial crisis resulting in quotation of gold decreasing, the gold-producing enterprises in the Sughd province are

11:59, january 26, 2009

Orienbonk’s incomes exceed 196.583 mln somoni in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Incomes of Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, rose 19.7 percent in the year to December 1, 2008, reaching 196.

11:44, january 26, 2009

Russia, Uzbekistan offer convocation of international conference on Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia and Uzbekistan have offered to hold an international conference on Afghanistan.

11:29, january 26, 2009

Uzbek president asks Moscow to influence Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in solving water problem

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Moscow should influence Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in solving the water problem in Central Asia, Uzbek President Islam Karimov remarked at a press conference

11:15, january 26, 2009

POWER

President shakes up Sughd judges

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday January 24, President Emomali Rahmon signed decrees introducing a number of staff changes at Sughd courts, presidential press service

20:59, january 24, 2009

Sughd counternarcotics directorate reports large heroin haul

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Khatlon’s Panj district has been detained in northern Tajikistan on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.

20:42, january 24, 2009

LAW-ORDER

40 Sughd inhabitants put on internationally wanted list detained in CIS states last year

KHUJAND, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 40 residents of the northern Sughd province, whose names are put on the internationally wanted list, were detained in the CIS states last year,

20:29, january 24, 2009

Health ministry seeks Germany’s help in training of medical specialists for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday January 23, health Ministry Nusratullo Salimov met with German Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Doris Hertrampf.

20:03, january 24, 2009

Tajik ambassador holds talks with Afghan speaker

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mr. Sharofiddin Imomov, met with Mr.

19:36, january 24, 2009

Tajik FM, UN envoy discuss present situation in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with visiting United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr.

19:17, january 24, 2009

Increase in NATO forces in Afghanistan aimed at providing security during 2009 presidential elections, says UN envoy

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe after a meeting with President Rahmon, the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr.

18:44, january 24, 2009

UN envoy sure Tajikistan plays important role in supporting enhancement Afghanistan’s agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, January 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the UN agencies and other international organizations in supporting

18:27, january 24, 2009