Tajkistan, Politics

09:58, may 30, 2014

Protest leaders describe the crisis in GBAO as long-standing and deep-rooted

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – An article entitled “Explainer: What''s Going On in Tajikistan''s Gorno-Badakhshan?

09:19, may 30, 2014

Tajik president receives a group of Bahrain leading bankers

DUSHANBE, May 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reports that Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received at his residence in Manama a group of leading Bahrain bankers

15:02, may 29, 2014

Azerbaijan’s president expected to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today sent a cable of congratulations to his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Azerbaijan’s national holiday, the

14:50, may 29, 2014

Tajik president holds a number of bilateral meetings in Bahrain

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- As part of his official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held a number of bilateral meetings with high-ranking

13:52, may 29, 2014

Baroness Vivien Stern completes her official trip to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Baroness Vivien Stern, member of the British Parliament’s House of Lords visited Tajikistan from May 22 to May 29.

13:32, may 29, 2014

Ukraine unrest reportedly affects two-way trade between Ukraine and Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Ukrainian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

09:55, may 29, 2014

President Rahmon meets HRH Crown Prince in Manama

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, yesterday met in Manama with His Royal Highness Prince Salman

09:48, may 29, 2014

Tajik President visits Bahrain National Museum

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited Bahrain National Museum, accompanied by Works Minister Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf, the

09:43, may 29, 2014

Tajikistan, Bahrain sign eight agreements and memoranda of understanding

DUSHANBE, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday May 28, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, was received by His Majesty King Hamad bin

10:50, may 28, 2014

Baroness Vivien Stern visits IRP’s office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Baroness Vivien Stern, member of the British Parliament’s House of Lords, yesterday visited the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s office in Dushanbe, where she met

09:43, may 28, 2014

Tajikistan and Bahrain expected to sign eight cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Bahrain are expected to sign eight cooperation documents.

17:13, may 27, 2014

Emomali Rahmon starts official visit to Bahrain

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon started an official visit to Bahrain today.

15:36, may 27, 2014

Tajik experts on recent incident in Khorog

Tajik experts consider that events taking place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) are not accidental.

14:11, may 27, 2014

Latvian President will pay official visit to Tajikistan next month

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Latvian President Andris Bērziņš is expected to arrive in Tajikistan on June 9 for a two-day official visit.

11:06, may 27, 2014

Tajik foreign minister receives Italian diplomat

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday May 26, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov received Italian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Riccardo Manara.

10:43, may 27, 2014

Tajik FM, ICRC vice-president discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met here with visiting Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Ms.

10:25, may 27, 2014

Tajik president receives Pakistani parliament speaker

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday May 26, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the Speaker of the National Assembly (Pakistan’s lower house of parliament).

15:39, may 26, 2014

Tajik parliamentary speaker offers to speed up implementation of CASA 1000 project

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Shukurjon Zuhurov the speaker of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, has called on his Pakistani counterpart Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to

14:28, may 26, 2014

ICRC vice-president visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – Ms. Christine Beerli, the Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), arrived Sunday, May 25, on her first visit to Tajikistan.

11:02, may 26, 2014

Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the Speaker of the National Assembly (Pakistan’s lower house of parliament), arrived in Dushanbe today on an official two-day visit.

10:28, may 26, 2014

President Rahmon visits FEZ Minsk, awarded a degree of an Honorary Professor at BSU

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – As part of his official visit to Belarus, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on May 25 visited the Minsk Free Economic Zone (FEZ Minsk) to get acquainted with its

13:55, may 21, 2014

Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan visits Tajikistan

Speaker of the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will have an official visit in Dushanbe on May 26.

11:11, may 20, 2014

Baroness Vivien Stern pays an official visit to Tajikistan

Baroness Vivien Stern, member of the British Parliament’s House of Lords, is visiting Dushanbe on 22nd of May 2014.

09:43, may 16, 2014

Rahmon leaves for China to attend 4th CICA summit

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for China to attend the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in

17:22, may 15, 2014

U.S. – EU reaction to events in Ukraine

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – A joint statement by U.S.

15:44, may 15, 2014

Tajik PM receives France’s ambassador

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday May 15, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda received France’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Didier Leroy.

14:47, may 15, 2014

Stockholm-based Ambassador to Tajikistan visits Tajik MFA

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday May 14, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov, received Swedish Ambassador to Tajikistan (with residence in Stockholm), Mr. Ake Peterson.

14:24, may 15, 2014

President Rahmon to visit China, Belarus and Bahrain this month

DUSHANBE, May 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will visit China, Belarus and Bahrain this month.

11:15, may 15, 2014

Head of Tajik think tank warns

Tajik think tank head is sure that international terrorist organizations will try to spread subversive activities from Afghanistan to neighboring countries.

15:55, may 14, 2014

SCO today has unprecedented chances for development, says Chinese diplomat

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) today has unprecedented chances for development but we are faced with serious challenges that pose threat to the