Tajkistan, Politics

16:49, august 14, 2014

VISIT OF SRSG MIROSLAV JENČA TO TAJIKISTAN

DUSHANBE, 11-13 August 2014 -- On 11-13 August, Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for

16:38, august 14, 2014

Financial Restraints do not allow Poland Open an Embassy in Tajikistan

First Counsellor of the Polish Embassy in Tajikistan (resident in Tashkent), Slawomir Strzałkowski, told during a press conference in Dushanbe on Thursday that opening a Polish diplomatic

13:49, august 13, 2014

Election Commission Held Training Seminars in Tajikabad and Jirgatal

A working group of Tajikistan’s Central Election Commission, headed by a Commission member, Ziya Rahman, held a training seminar for potential members of the local election commission today in

11:33, august 13, 2014

Russia Intends to Strengthen Tajikistan’s Fruit and Vegetable Export Capacity

Chair of the Upper Chamber of Tajikistan’s Parliament, Mahmadsaid Ubaydullaev, received the First Deputy of the Head of the Committee on Agriculture and Produce Policy and Use of Natural Resources,

15:29, august 12, 2014

Nazarbayev named His Country as a Main Investor into Tajikistan

Kazakhstan has become Tajikistan’s important partner and its main investor.

13:55, august 11, 2014

SDP expected to hold its pre-election congress in December

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDP) is expected to hold its pre-election congress in December.

10:03, august 11, 2014

Russia’s budget reportedly loses $300 mln annually because of duty-free fuel deliveries to Tajikista

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – A statement released by the Russian diplomatic mission in Dushanbe, in particular, notes that Russia remains the main investment partner for Tajikistan and it

09:35, august 11, 2014

IRP intends to file lawsuit against Khujand mayor’s office

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) intends to file lawsuit against the Khujand mayor’s office over demolition of its office in Khujand, the capital of Sughd

16:04, august 9, 2014

No new members to be accepted to the SCO at the Dushanbe summit

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Reports released by some media sources that new members will be admitted to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a Dushanbe summit do not

13:55, august 8, 2014

Chinese, Iranian and Kyrgyz presidents expected to pay official visits to Tajikistan in September

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran and President Almaz Atambayev of the Kyrgyz

13:27, august 8, 2014

Uzbek leader to visit Tajikistan next month

Uzbek President Islam Karimov is expected to arrive in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, in September to participate in a meeting of the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member

12:47, august 8, 2014

Turkmen president to pay working visit to Tajikistan in September

DUSHANBE, August 8, 214, Asia-Plus - Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov will pay a working visit to Tajikistan from September 11-12.

10:12, august 7, 2014

Tajik, Iranian deputy ministers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday August 6, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidi, met here with visiting Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy for International Affairs,

14:40, august 6, 2014

Outgoing EU ambassador bids farewell to President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan, Ambassador Eduard Auer, today conferred here with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at the

13:57, august 5, 2014

A group of actors from Kulob Theater for Musical Comedy join the country’s ruling party

KULOB, August 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Twenty residents of the southern city of Kulob, with majority of them being actors from the Kulob Theater of Musical Comedy, joined the ruling People’s

13:06, august 5, 2014

Tajik ruling party carries out plenum this month to set a date for its election congress

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) plans to carry out the PDP Central Executive Committee plenum in late August to set a date for its election.

12:51, august 5, 2014

CCER launches training seminars for members of electoral commissions

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is starting training seminars for members of electoral commissions this month.

09:40, august 5, 2014

Outgoing EU ambassador bids farewell to Tajik foreign minister

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Outgoing Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan, Ambassador Eduard Auer, yesterday conferred here with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin

15:53, august 2, 2014

Three-day visit of Japan’s parliamentary delegation to Tajikistan concludes on August 1

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A three-day visit of Japan’s parliamentary delegation to Tajikistan concluded on August 1.

14:49, august 1, 2014

Tajik, Chinese foreign ministers discuss preparations for Chinese president state visit to Tajikista

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday August 1, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov met here with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

12:38, august 1, 2014

IRP board calls on Tajik authorities to reconsider case of head of IRP’s local branch in GBAO

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) Political Council has called on Tajik authorities to reconsider the case of Saodatsho Adolatov, the head of IRP’s local branch

10:58, august 1, 2014

We value friendly relations with China, says Tajik president

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday afternoon.

14:12, july 31, 2014

UN must continue to play a central role in international relations, say SCO foreign ministers

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – A broad range of issues related to further expansion of cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) were discussed at a meeting of the SCO

13:19, july 31, 2014

SCO foreign ministers urge open, impartial and independent probe into the MH-17 crash

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations took place in Dushanbe on July 31 and the SCO

11:25, july 31, 2014

SCO member nations should jointly address modern challenges, says Tajik president

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today morning received visiting foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations.

09:54, july 31, 2014

Tajikistan ready for intensification of political dialogue with Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday July 30, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov met here with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov, who arrived in Dushanbe to participate in a

09:37, july 31, 2014

Tajik president, Russian foreign minister discuss Tajik-Russian cooperation

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday afternoon.

09:11, july 31, 2014

Russia values allied and strategic relations with Tajikistan, says Russian foreign minister

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russia intends to continue assisting Tajikistan in modernizing its armed forces and improving border management and control, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey

15:34, july 30, 2014

Tajik, Kyrgyz foreign ministers discuss mechanisms for solving problems existing between their count

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 30, Tajik Foreign minister Sirojiddin Aslov met here with his Kyrgyz counterpart Erlan Abdildayev, who arrived in Dushanbe for participation

13:24, july 30, 2014

Tajik, Russian foreign ministers to discuss bilateral cooperation expansion and Afghan problems

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian news agency Itar Tass reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Aslov are expected to discuss bilateral