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Tajik president awarded CIS Tree of Friendship medal

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has been awarded the CIS Tree of Friendship gold medal.

15:23, september 18, 2008

POWER

Rahmon offers establishment of the National Languages Foundation

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Addressing the 3rd forum of the CIS intelligentsia, President Emomali Rahmon noted that there are still many problems to be solved within the CIS

14:47, september 18, 2008

CCI official hopes Tajikistan Infrastructure 2008 will promote expansion of business relations

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 3rd three-day International Exhibition, entitled Tajikistan Infrastructure 2008, opened in Dushanbe today.

14:39, september 18, 2008

Turkmenistan ready to sell gas to Kyrgyzstan "on its border"

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Wednesday met with Minister of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources Saparbek Balkibekov to discuss possibility and terms of natural gas supplies.

14:38, september 18, 2008

Kazakhstan proposes international uranium exchange

Kazakhstan is proposing the creation of what amounts to an international uranium market, the president of the countryâ€™s national uranium producer said on Tuesday.

14:36, september 18, 2008

Chairman of Turkmenistan's union of manufacturers and entrepreneurs shows Turkmen president over his private farm

The chairman of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Manufacturers of Turkmenistan, Alexander Dadayev, showed Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov over his private poultry farm.

14:35, september 18, 2008

Uzbekistan rises foodstuff production volume

Reliable reserves of grain, flour, vegetable oil and other foodstuff in wholesale and retail trade fully cover the population's needs while providing for continuous filling up the domestic consumer

14:34, september 18, 2008

Russia may sell more air defense systems to Iran

Russia is negotiating the delivery of more air defense systems to Iran despite Western demands for a halt in sales to Tehran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment, the head of Russia's arms

14:32, september 18, 2008

Iran seeks to encourage dialogue in Georgia-Russia standoff

The Iranian foreign minister, currently visiting Georgia, said Wednesday that his country is closely following events in the Caucasus and wants Russia and Georgia to consider all possibilities to

14:32, september 18, 2008

INCIDENTS

Rockfall leaves two dead on the Anzob Pass

Two persons were killed and one other was wounded today early in the morning as rocks tumbled down and smashed into a car Toyota that fell into a 30-meter precipice.

14:29, september 18, 2008

U.S. could use Georgia as bridgehead to attack Iran – Rogozin

Georgia would be an ideal bridgehead for a U.S. invasion of Iran, Russia's NATO envoy said Wednesday.

14:23, september 18, 2008

France criticizes lack of European arms spending

A shortage of international troops in Afghanistan reflects insufficient defense spending across most of Europe, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said Wednesday during a visit to Australia.

14:03, september 18, 2008

CIS Executive Committee, IOM to sign MoU

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Executive Committee and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the

13:44, september 18, 2008

The only center for disabled children in GBAO may be closed

KHOROG, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khorog-based Center Nour, which is the only center for children with physical disabilities in Gorno Badakhshan, may be closed because of lack of

13:26, september 18, 2008

Bringing closer cultures promotes integration of states, says Tajik president

PUGUS, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- We consider the 3rd forum of the CIS creative and scientific intelligentsia as in important event not only for our country but also for all CIS states,

12:52, september 18, 2008

Tajik FM, European envoy for Central Asia discuss Tajikistan-EU cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with the European Union (EU) Special Representative to Central Asia Pierre More in Paris on September 17.

12:13, september 18, 2008

GBAO farmers have good grain and potato harvests this year

KHOROG, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Gorno Badakhshan have had good grain and potato harvests this year.

12:04, september 18, 2008

POWER

Russia interested in participation in Roghun hydroelectricity project, Russian official says

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia were the focus of a meeting of President Emomali

12:01, september 18, 2008

CIS drug control chiefs gather in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues 10:00

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Chiefs of drug control departments within the law enforcement agencies, special and customs services from member nations of the CIS have gathered in

11:45, september 18, 2008

International exhibition Tajikistan Infrastructure 2008 opens in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 3rd three-day International Exhibition, entitled Tajikistan Infrastructure 2008, opened in Dushanbe today.

11:29, september 18, 2008

Zafarobod cotton farmers need voluntary helpers to harvest cotton

KHUJAND, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The cotton-growing farms in Sughd’s Zafarobod district will hardly manage to

11:15, september 18, 2008

Shortage of irrigation water affects cotton-harvesting campaign in Sughd

KHUJAND, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in the Sughd province have yielded only 14,466 tons of raw cotton by September 17, which is 8.

11:01, september 18, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Rapist sentenced to life imprisonment

KHUJAND, September 18, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A court in the Sughd province has sentenced a 33-year-old resident of Khujand to life imprisonment for having sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl.

10:45, september 18, 2008