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Tajikistan asks for postponing negotiations over Ural Airlines flights to Tajikistan

Tajikistan has asked Russia for postponing negotiations over Ural Airlines flights to Tajikistan until late March.

15:47, march 16, 2018

Navrouz festival celebrations in Panjakent adjourned

This year, the main celebrations to mark the Navrouz festival were supposed to take place in the northern city of Panjakent on March 21 but they were adjourned until March 25 or 26h in connection

15:09, march 16, 2018

Orienbonk concludes agreements with two leading banks of Uzbekistan

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Orienbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has signed cooperation agreements with two leading banks of Uzbekistan.

14:29, march 16, 2018

SECURITY

Tajik central bank adds 1000 other people to the list of Tajik nationals having contacts with terrorists

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has extended the list of Tajik nationals wanted for committing grave crimes and having contacts with terrorists.

13:56, march 16, 2018

Meeting to review the results of DWCP for 2015-2017 and set priorities of new DWCP held in Dushanbe

A meeting to review the results of the Decent Work Country Program (DWCP) for 2015-2017 and set priorities of a new DWCP took place in Dushanbe on March 14, according to the UN News Center .

11:30, march 16, 2018

TALCO signs five agreements with Uzbek companies totaling 460 million USD

The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) and its affiliates have signed five agreements with Uzbek companies totaling 460 million U.S. dollars.

10:49, march 16, 2018

SECURITY

OSCE Border Management Staff College hosts a border security and management workshop

A two-day Border Security and Management Workshop concluded in Dushanbe on March 14.

10:39, march 16, 2018

Tajikistan will never leave its neighbors without water, says President Emomali Rahmon

Rational and targeted use of water and energy resources was called as one of the main directions of cooperation between the Central Asian nations.

10:03, march 16, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh president stressed the importance of solving issues of using transboundary water resources

Addressing the press conference after the Central Asian summit, Kazakh President stressed the importance of solving the issues of using transboundary water resources and pointed to the necessity of

17:09, march 15, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Rare Central Asian summit signals regional thaw

Four Central Asian presidents are meeting in Kazakhstan for the first regional summit in almost a decade, a sign of improving ties following the death of divisive Uzbek leader Islam Karimov in 2016,

16:49, march 15, 2018

Deflation reported in Tajikistan’s consumer sector last month

Deflation was reported in Tajikistan’s consumer sector in February as prices and rates for services rendered to the population and food products last year fell 0.1 and 0.

16:24, march 15, 2018

Tashkent-Dushanbe flight expected to be operated with stopover in Samarqand due to low passenger traffic

Tashkent-Dushanbe flight is expected to be operated with a stopover in the Uzbek city of Samarqand in the near future, an official source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

15:48, march 15, 2018

Tajikistan climbs 14 places in happiness rankings

The United Nations on March 14 released The World Happiness Report 2018 , which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants.

15:10, march 15, 2018

‘Reset’ in Asia-Plus newspaper: the newspaper changes its design

On Thursday March 15, Asia-Plus newspaper was issued in a new design. In addition to external changes new headings have appeared in the newspaper.

14:28, march 15, 2018

Rahmon to attend UN events dedicated to the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development”

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is expected to visit New York from March 21-23 to participate in the UN events dedicated to the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development.

14:03, march 15, 2018

POWER

Rahmon congratulates German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her reelection

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her victory in Sunday’s elections, which gave her a fourth term at the helm of her country.

12:03, march 15, 2018

EU considered as donor to support Tajikistan’s national budget

Co-chaired by Mr. Luc Devigne, Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia and the OSCE at the European External Action Service and Mr.

11:25, march 15, 2018

France to build new control tower at the Dushanbe airport

A cornerstone laying ceremony for a new control tower took place at Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) yesterday.

10:48, march 15, 2018

Uzbekistan approves agreement on mutual travels signed with Tajikistan

Uzbekistan has approved an agreement signed between the governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Dushanbe on March.

10:09, march 15, 2018

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan sign a number of new cooperation documents

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday discussed bilateral cooperation with has Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on the eve of the first consultative meeting

17:30, march 14, 2018

Amonatbonk and Bank Eskhata selected to give out Uzbek loans

Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) and Bank Eskhata have been selected to give out Uzbek loans to domestic companies engaged in importing Uzbek goods into the country.

16:48, march 14, 2018

Tajik-Uzbek agreement on visa-free travel expected to be ratified next week

Tajikistan reportedly intends to ratify its agreement with Uzbekistan on visa-free travel next week.

16:07, march 14, 2018

JICA enhances cooperation with its training ex-participants

On March 9, 2018, an annual meeting of ex-participants of JICA Training Programs was held at Dushanbe Plaza to exchange experiences and knowledge gained through trainings and post-training activities

15:43, march 14, 2018

SECURITY

25 mid to senior-level border, customs and migration officers from 15 countries take training course in Dushanbe

The OSCE Border Management Staff College marked a milestone in its work when it concluded the 20th Border Management Staff Course in Dushanbe on March 9, 2018, according to the OSCE Programme

15:20, march 14, 2018

WORLD

Iran’s flag carrier airline seeks to recruit more female pilots

International media reports says Iran’s flag carrier airline, Iran Air, released a new recruitment advertisement for a new generation of pilots earlier this month. Iran Air CEO, Ms.

14:40, march 14, 2018

This year, Tajikistan expected to receive 126 million cu m of Uzbek gas at US$120 per 1000 cu m

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have reached agreement for gas deliveries after a five-year hiatus. The price has been set and the volumes to be imported have been determined.

11:49, march 14, 2018

Russia reportedly concerned over the situation with Ural Airlines flights to Tajikistan

Russia threatens to introduce retaliatory “mirror” measures if the Tajik civil aviation authorities do not permit Russia’s Ural Airlines to operate flights to Tajikistan.

11:10, march 14, 2018