Tajkistan, Politics

13:12, october 30, 2014

Aslov leads Tajik delegation at Heart of Asia Ministerial Meeting in Beijing

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov is leading Tajik delegation at the 4th Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process, being held in Beijing, China on

10:10, october 29, 2014

New Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan appointed

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A new Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan has been appointed.

09:52, october 29, 2014

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Mr. Hugh Philpott has been appointed Her Majesty''s Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan in succession to Mr.

15:11, october 27, 2014

Tajik foreign minister, OIC secretary-general discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov today met here with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Iyad bin Ameen Madani on the

11:34, october 27, 2014

Negative effects of global challenges pose threat to many OIC member nations, says Tajik leader

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Negative effects of global challenges today pose threat to many member nations of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

09:46, october 27, 2014

The 1st OIC Investment Forum on Central Asia opens in Dushanbe

The First Investment Forum on the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Plan of Action for Cooperation with Central Asia is being held in Dushanbe from October 27-28.

11:53, october 26, 2014

Tajik-Slovakian cooperation discussed in Bratislava

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 23, Tajik Ambassador to Slovakia with residence in Vienna, Ismatullo Nasreddinov presented the copies of his credentials to the State

11:26, october 24, 2014

Tajik, Russian parliaments sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’ upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament and Russia’s upper house (Federation Council) of parliament have signed a cooperation agreement.

10:19, october 24, 2014

Tajik ruling party expected to nominate 68 candidates for the Majlisi Namoyandagon

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) intends to nominate 68 candidates for the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the parliament (Majlisi Oli) in

09:55, october 24, 2014

Tajik FM meets Danish Crown Princess Mary and WHO regional director for Europe

DUSHANBE, October 24, 3014, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 23, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov met here with Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and the World health

17:00, october 23, 2014

Tajik parliament speaker proposes to open Tajik schools in Moscow oblast

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 22, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), met in Moscow with Moscow

16:44, october 23, 2014

Tajikistan asks Russia to simplify the system of tests for migrant workers

Tajikistan proposes to organize the history and language tests for migrant workers inside Tajikistan

15:25, october 23, 2014

Delegation of Tajik ruling party visits China

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDP), numbering 17 people, is currently on a working visit to the People’s Republic of

11:52, october 23, 2014

IRP intends to create its faction in the parliament

The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) intends to nominate 40 candidates for the 2015 parliamentary.

11:14, october 23, 2014

The President of the Czech Republic to pay an official visit to Tajikistan next month

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2014, Asia-Plus – Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Czech Republic were discussed here today at a

10:46, october 23, 2014

Communists reportedly need 400,000 somoni to participate in the 2015 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) has got researchers, political scientists and experts involved in the work on preparing its election program.

10:05, october 23, 2014

Tajik MP participates in working out CIS module law on local self-governance

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Ubaidullo Davlatov, Head of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on State Construction and Self-Governance, is

11:14, october 22, 2014

Tajik foreign minister meets EAS deputy secretary general in Brussels

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 21, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojididn Aslov met in Brussels with Ms.

10:46, october 22, 2014

Upper houses of Tajik and Russian parliaments to sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The upper houses of the parliaments of Tajikistan (Majlisi Milli) and Russia (Federation Council) are expected to sign a cooperation agreement.

11:31, october 21, 2014

EIB, Tajikistan continue development of joint projects

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met in Luxembourg with Mr.

11:09, october 21, 2014

Tajik, Luxembourgish foreign ministers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met in Luxembourg with his Luxembourgish counterpart Jean Asselborn on the sidelines of the fourth meeting

10:50, october 21, 2014

EU announces new development funding to Tajikistan for 2014-2020

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and the European Union (EU) held their fourth Cooperation Council meeting in Luxembourg on October 20, 2014. The meeting was chaired by Mr.

14:24, october 20, 2014

Representatives of political parties to gather in Khujand to discuss 2015 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of political parties, officially registered in Tajikistan, will gather in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province to discuss their

10:41, october 20, 2014

EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council meets in Luxembourg today

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov is currently in Luxembourg to attend the fourth meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU)

18:19, october 18, 2014

IRP leader calls on the government to ensure holding of fair elections

Kabiri called on the government to ensure holding of transparent and fair parliamentary elections in 2015.

17:41, october 18, 2014

Tajik capital to host the 1st OIC Investment Forum on Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The First Investment Forum on the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Plan of Action for Cooperation with Central Asia will be held in Dushanbe from

16:51, october 18, 2014

New Russian General Consul in Khujand appointed

KHUJAND, October 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Valery Bondarenko has been appointed new Russian General Consul in Khujand, replacing Aleksandr Kopnin.

16:07, october 17, 2014

Tajik president, Russian Security Council chief discuss measures to reinforce Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday October 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

10:24, october 17, 2014

Tajik parliament speaker, visiting Azerbaijani president discuss cooperation issues

DUSHABE, October 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday October 16, visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met here with Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Chairman

15:20, october 16, 2014

Tajik leader takes principled stand on peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan, as country that had gone through the civil war, maintains principled attitude to the peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict