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Tajikistan, Russia sign six cooperation documents

Negotiations between the delegations of Tajikistan and Russia in Dushanbe have resulted in signing of six cooperation documents, including a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between

14:50, august 29, 2008

Russian interior minister bestows medals on two Tajik police officers

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Russian Minister of Interiors Rashid Nurgaliyev today bestowed medal “For Battle Commonwealth” on two Tajik police officers, Colonel Zafar Salimov and

14:07, august 29, 2008

Russian president’s official visit to Tajikistan expected to end with signing of sic cooperation documents

An official visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Tajikistan will result in signing of sic cooperation documents.

13:38, august 29, 2008

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Head of jamoat in Vakhsh district sentenced to 5 years in jail for bribery and fraud

QURGHON TEPPA, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus - A court in the Khatlon province has sentenced head of one of jamoats in Khatlon’s Vakhsh district to five years imprisonment.

13:15, august 29, 2008

Another private school established in Khorog

KHOROG, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Another private school has been established in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region.

13:12, august 29, 2008

Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Hu Jintao discussed bilateral cooperation

President of the Kyrgyz Republic Kurmanbek Bakiyev met with chairman of the Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Hu Jintao in Dushanbe in frames of the SCO Summit.

13:08, august 29, 2008

Uzbek, Kazakh president discuss relations in Dushanbe

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev.

13:07, august 29, 2008

Turkmen grain growers start winter crops sowing campaign

Turkmen grain growers have started the winter crops sowing campaign. This year the sown areas have been expanded by 20,000 hectares.

13:06, august 29, 2008

Inter-district AIDS center opened in Rumi district

QURGHON TEPPA, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An inter-district AIDS center has been opened in Khatlon’s Rumi district.

13:05, august 29, 2008

Uzbek, Afghan official discuss cooperation in railway transportation

A delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan led by Public Works Minister Sohrob Ali Safari med the deputy chairperson of Uzbekistan Temir Yollari state joint stock company Akbar Shukurov.

13:03, august 29, 2008

Russia decrees on Abkhazia, SOssetia independence read at UN

Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin has read at an open meeting of the UN Security Council on Georgia the decrees of the Russian president on the recognition of

12:57, august 29, 2008

Georgia parliament votes to sever ties with Russia

Georgia's parliament voted unanimously Thursday on a resolution urging the government to sever ties with Russia, which recognized the Caucasus state's two breakaway regions earlier this week.

12:54, august 29, 2008

U.S. failure to restrain Georgia harmed Russia-U.S. relations – Putin

Russia's prime minister blasted the United States on Thursday for its inability to keep Georgia from attacking South Ossetia, and said that this had damaged bilateral relations.

12:48, august 29, 2008

Sughd authorities provide assistance to war veterans

KHUJAND, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities of the Sughd province are providing assistance to veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 living in northern Tajikistan.

12:46, august 29, 2008

Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip

Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan.

12:30, august 29, 2008

Cotton-harvesting campaign starts in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in the northern Sughd province have started cotton-harvesting campaign.

12:12, august 29, 2008

Tajik, Iranian, Afghan leaders sign memorandum on trilateral cooperation in the filed of energy

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A tripartite meeting of the presidents of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Iran was held in Dushanbe on August 28.

11:42, august 29, 2008

Tajikistan, Russia to sign a number of cooperation documents

Tajik and Russian leaders will hold bilateral talks and then negotiations of the delegations of the two countries will start.

11:14, august 29, 2008

Sughd youth organizations concerned over annual involvement of local students in cotton-harvesting campaign

KHUJAND, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting formally titled “The Right to Education in Tajikistan: International and National Practice and Practice” was held in Khujand, Sughd

10:57, august 29, 2008

Foreign experts train Kulob teachers in introduction of credit education at universities

KULOB, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar on introduction of a new system of education at universities – credit education – was held in the city of Kulob on August 27-28.

10:44, august 29, 2008

Special post installed on the Shar-Shar Pass to prevent illegal removal of cotton from Khatlon

KULOB, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A special post has been installed on the Shar-Shar Pass in Khatlon’s Danghara district to prevent illegal removal of raw cotton from the Khatlon province,

10:30, august 29, 2008

IRPT adopts strategy for 2008-2015

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) has adopted a document, entitled “Mission and Values of IRPT for the Period of 2008-2015.

10:15, august 29, 2008

SCO declaration adopted in Dushanbe contains provision on S Ossetia

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe 14-point declaration adopted after an August 28 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) contains a separate provision the

19:34, august 28, 2008

SCO summit results in signing of a number of documents

A summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that was held in Dushanbe on August 28 resulted in signing of a number of documents, including the Dushanbe declaration.

19:12, august 28, 2008

Tajikistan offers establishment of SCO counternarcotics department at DCA

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2008, Asia-Plus -- “The summit was fruitful and rich in content,” President Emomali Rahmon remake data press conference in Dushanbe on August 28, following a summit of

18:36, august 28, 2008

Iranian president offers introduction of common currency for SCO

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered making mutual settlement of accounts between member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

17:52, august 28, 2008

Medvedev draws attention of SCO summit participants to attempts of some countries to ensure their interest by use of forces

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a plenary session of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev drew attention of the

17:07, august 28, 2008

SCO promotes improvement of security situation in the region, says Chinese leader

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Over the past seven years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has promoted improvement of the political, security and development situation in

16:05, august 28, 2008

Uzbek president calls for revision of attitude to Afghan problems

DUSHANBE, August 28, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In a statement delivered at a plenary session of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, Uzbek President Islam Karimov

15:37, august 28, 2008