Tajkistan, Politics

14:04, october 29, 2012

CIS summit postponed

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A summit of leaders of member nations f the Commonwealth of Independent State (CSI) scheduled for the start of November has been postponed, an official said

11:12, october 25, 2012

Tajik president holds talks with Finnish parliament speaker in Helsinki

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held talks with Finnish Parliament Speaker Eero Heinaluoma in Helsinki Wednesday afternoon, the Tajik president’s

09:46, october 25, 2012

Communists intend to nominate their candidate for president

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In the next presidential election due in November 2013, the Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) will not form a coalition with other political

16:52, october 24, 2012

Tajikistan, Finland sign double taxation avoidance agreement

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Finland have signed a double taxation avoidance agreement.

11:24, october 24, 2012

Rahmon meets with natives of Tajikistan in Finland

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Resident Emomali Rahmon’s first visit to Finland began on October 23 from a meeting with natives of Tajikistan currently residing in Finland,

14:19, october 23, 2012

Russia’s military presence in Tajikistan will not affect relations between Dushanbe and Washington

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s military presence in Tajikistan will not affect relations between Dushanbe and Washington, Mrs. Susan M. Elliott, U.S.

11:27, october 23, 2012

Tajik president pays an official visit to Finland

Emomali Rahmon is departing for Helsinki, Finland on an official visit today afternoon.

09:50, october 23, 2012

Tajik embassy asks Russian authorities to take measures against authors of manual for migrants

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Embassy in Moscow has strongly condemned a new manual for migrants, noting that the booklet insults labor migrants, including Tajik

14:14, october 20, 2012

Tajik president receives credentials of three newly appointed ambassadors

DUSHANBE, October 20, 212, Asia-Plus – On Friday October 19, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received credentials of Ambassadors of the United States (Mrs. Susan M. Elliott), Ukraine (Mr.

13:54, october 19, 2012

European diplomats in Gorno Badakhshan to get acquainted with the situation in the region

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union to Tajikistan are currently in Gorno Badakhshan to get acquainted with the socioeconomic and political situation in the region.

09:16, october 19, 2012

European diplomats visit Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of European ambassadors in Dushanbe visited Tajikistan''s eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan, the scene of a recent bloody military operation, Radio

09:11, october 19, 2012

IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2012 /Dilafruz Khonikboyeva, especially for Asia-Plus/ -- Speaking at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University in

11:12, october 18, 2012

Emomali Rahmon meets with the Amir of the State of Kuwait

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon participated in a two-day summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that concluded in Kuwait yesterday.

09:20, october 18, 2012

Tajikistan, Kuwait ready to sign double taxation avoidance agreement

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first round of negotiations between Tajikistan and Kuwait on signing of a government-to-government agreement on avoidance of double taxation and

11:37, october 17, 2012

IRP leader, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State discuss the situation in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri met with Robert Blake, the U.S.

11:06, october 17, 2012

Presidents of Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan hold talks in Kuwait

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A tripartite meeting of the presidents of Tajikistan (Emomali Rahmon), Afghanistan (Hamid Karzai) and Iran (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) took place in Kuwait

10:54, october 17, 2012

Tajik leader holds a number of bilateral meetings in Kuwait

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held a number of bilateral meetings in Kuwait yesterday.

10:20, october 17, 2012

Tajik leader offers to hold the next ACD energy forum in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is participating in a two-day summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that is concluding in Kuwait today.

09:47, october 17, 2012

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan to boost bilateral cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with his Azeri

09:32, october 17, 2012

Tajik leader calls for more cooperation in regional energy projects

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday called for

09:05, october 17, 2012

IRP claims growing support after Gorno Badakhshan operations

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The chairman of Tajikistan''s opposition Islamic Revival Party (IRP) says that public support has increased in the wake of this summer''s military

15:35, october 15, 2012

Two wings of DPT in Khatlon reunite and demand convocation of extraordinary congress

QURGHON TEPPA, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of representatives of two wings of the Democratic Party (DPT) in Khatlon province took place in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon

14:19, october 15, 2012

IRP leader expected to give paper at GWU

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), will give

14:18, october 15, 2012

IRP leader expected to give paper at GWU

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), will give

10:50, october 15, 2012

Tajikistan to take over leadership of Asian Cooperation Dialogue

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi is currently attending the Asian Dialogue Cooperation (ACD) ministerial meeting that kicked off in Kuwait on

10:19, october 15, 2012

Tajik president attends OIC summit in Baku

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is currently in Baku, Azerbaijan to attend the next summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that is

09:58, october 15, 2012

Tajik ambassador presents credentials to president of Estonia

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Ambassador Qozidavlat Qoimdodov presented his credentials as Ambassador to Estonia (with residence in Minsk, Belarus) on October 11 to

11:09, october 11, 2012

Tajikistan-Turkey relations discussed in Ankara

DUSHANBE, October 11,2 012, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik Ambassador to

15:39, october 10, 2012

Emomali Rahmon receives Russian minister of interiors

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Russian Minister of Interiors Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who arrived in Dushanbe to

14:46, october 10, 2012

Tajik-Austrian inter-MFA consultations held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Political consultations between the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan and Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs took place