Tajkistan, Politics

11:14, april 1, 2015

CSTO Working Group on Afghanistan expected to meet in Dushanbe on April 3

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Working Group on Afghanistan under the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Foreign Ministers’ Council will meet in

15:23, march 30, 2015

President appoints six members of Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Monday March 30, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon appointed six members of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament).

10:33, march 30, 2015

UNRCCA head to pay visit to Tajikistan from April 1-2

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary general and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia

10:23, march 30, 2015

OSCE CiO arrives in Dushanbe tomorrow on a three-day visit

DUSHANBE, March 30, Asia-Plus - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic Is arriving in Dushanbe tomorrow on a

09:31, march 30, 2015

Tajik capital expected to host CSTO foreign ministers’ meeting in early April

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe will host a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Foreign Ministers’ Council on April 2.

15:44, march 29, 2015

Regions elect members of Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2015 Asia-Plus -- Regions, cities and districts have elected members of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament.

14:41, march 29, 2015

It would be ignorance to drive the IRP into underground, says CPT leader

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- “As leader of the political party, which has always fought and continues fighting against ideas of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP), I consider that putting

13:53, march 29, 2015

‘IRP will go out of political arena, if they prove that IRP is to blame for ongoing crisis’

The first deputy head of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRP), Saidumar Husaini, says the March 27 sermon at mosques calling for the closure of the IRP is "an order.

13:05, march 29, 2015

Friday sermon text urges Tajik Muslims to support the closure of IRP

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – A 3.5-page text of a Friday sermon for March 27, signed by a certain A.V.

14:21, march 27, 2015

GBAO governor re-elected as member of the Majlisi Milli

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A joint meeting of people’s deputies of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) and its districts and the city of Khorog that took place on March 27

10:57, march 27, 2015

Tajik FM holds talks with UNSG in New York

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov held talks with UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 26.

13:15, march 26, 2015

Elections of members of the parliament upper house to take place tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – Indirect elections of members of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament will take place on March 27.

10:25, march 26, 2015

Kuwait reportedly studies opportunities for investment in Tajikistan’s economy

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Kuwait Zubaydullo Zubaydov on March 23 met in Kuwait City with Undersecretary for Finance of Kuwait Khalifa Musaed Hamada to discuss

10:48, march 20, 2015

Head of president’s office nominated to the parliament upper house again

DUSHANBE, March 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The head of President’s Executive Office, Bakhtiyor Khudoyorzoda, has been nominated to the parliament upper house again.

11:11, march 19, 2015

President Rahmon holds traditional meeting with representative of intelligentsia today

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A traditional meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with representatives of Tajik intelligentsia is being held today at the Kokhi Navrouz Complex today.

15:12, march 17, 2015

IRP leader to participate in two international conferences in Malaysia

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader will participate in two international conferences in Malaysia – Asian Forum for Peace and Development and International

13:53, march 17, 2015

Deputy speakers of the Majlisi Namoyandagon elected

DUSHANBE, March 17 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy speakers of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) have been elected.

16:26, march 16, 2015

Head of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting replaced

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015 Asia-Plus – Head of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting under the Government of Tajikistan has been replaced.

15:00, march 14, 2015

Dushanbe mayor nominated for election to the upper parliament house

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – A session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) that took place on March 13 nominated Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev for election to the Majlisi Milli

14:11, march 14, 2015

Tajik president, CSTO secretary-general discuss Tajik-Afghan border control issues

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Friday March 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikolay

10:50, march 13, 2015

Sharofiddin Gadoyev elected new leader of Group 24

Tajik opposition organization Group 24 has elected its new leadership after its founding leader Umarali Quvvatov was killed in Istanbul, Turkey last week.

10:46, march 12, 2015

Central electoral commission releases the final parliamentary election results

Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has published the final results of the parliamentary elections that took place in the country March 1.

15:30, march 11, 2015

CCER official to report on the 2015 parliamentary at a meeting of the Venice Commission

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Abdumannon Dodozoda, the head of Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), will participate in a three-day meeting of the European

14:47, march 11, 2015

EEAS deputy head assures Tajik leader of EU’s support for Tajikistan

DUSHABE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday March 11, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Ms.

14:11, march 11, 2015

EU reviews its approach to issues of security in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The European Union (EU) must expand cooperation with Central Asia’s nations on providing security in the region, the Deputy Secretary General of the European

10:26, march 11, 2015

Tajik foreign minister receives UNRCCA head

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday March 10, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov received Mr.

10:12, march 11, 2015

Tajik-Afghan bilateral cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met here with Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

09:55, march 11, 2015

Tajik, Chinese leaders expected to meet at least twice this year

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Monday March 9, Tajik Ambassador to China Rashid Alimov met in Beijing with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Gopin, according to the Tajik Embassy in

16:03, march 10, 2015

CSTO secretary-general expected to pay a 4-day working visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Nikolay Bordyuzha is expected to arrive in Dushanbe tomorrow on a four-day working visit.

15:39, march 10, 2015

SDP concerned over the parliamentary election results released by central electoral commission

The Social-Democratic Party is seriously concerned over the results of the March 1 parliamentary elections published by the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER).