Tajkistan, Politics

20:00, march 5, 2011

Tajik, Russian foreign ministers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation on March 3 to discus various aspects of

19:08, march 5, 2011

The most severe abuses of religious freedom take place under authoritarian governments

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2011, Asia-Plus – The U.S.

17:34, march 4, 2011

Tajik ruling party to launch its radio station soon

President Emomali Rahmon, who is leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDPT), has ordered the party’s executive committee to launch the party’s official radio station.

16:54, march 4, 2011

Bozor Sobir offers to shut down IRP, while IRP advances its arguments

A roundtable was held in Dushanbe to discuss issue of shutting down religious political parties.

09:30, march 4, 2011

Russia has no plans to redeploy guards to Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, March 4, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russia has no plans to re-deploy border guards to the Tajik-Afghan border, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Yuri Popov said in an interview with the

12:15, march 2, 2011

US Ambassador visits IRPT activist Hikmatullo Saifullozoda who was attacked on February 7

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2011, Asia-Plus - | On Tuesday the US Ambassador to Tajikistan Mr.

12:22, march 1, 2011

President Emomali Rahmon should be widely supported by the West - S. Stevenson

My final OSCE report has just been published.

09:49, february 28, 2011

To weaken IRP’s positions the authorities ought to honestly serve the people, says IRP leader

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- If the authorities want to weaken positions of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) in the country and as little as possible people to join our party,

14:59, february 27, 2011

UK envoy denies report about reduction in British aid to Tajikistan as unauthentic

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- During a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi here on February 25, the British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

14:26, february 27, 2011

Tajik PM, Turkish envoy discuss cooperation prospects

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey were discussed here on February 25 during a meeting of

10:48, february 25, 2011

Tajik-Kyrgyz border issues discussed in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some aspects of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were discussed yesterday in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek at a meeting of Kyrgyz

09:14, february 25, 2011

Preparation of upcoming Belarus president’s official visit to Tajikistan discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two-day consultations between the foreign ministries of Tajikistan and Belarus concluded in Dushanbe on February 23.

18:07, february 24, 2011

Some Tajik students refuse to leave Libya

DUSHANBE, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some Tajik students studying in Libya do not want to leave the country despite the dangerous unrest there, Davlat Nazriyev, a spokesman for the Tajik

11:42, february 24, 2011

Tajik envoy presents credentials to King Albert II of Belgium

DUSHANBE, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Rustamjon Soliyev, presented his credentials to King Albert II of Belgium on February 23, according to the

08:59, february 24, 2011

My top priority is to provide transparent and democratic election, says CCER head

DUSHANBE, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The country’s election legislation works effectively and I see no need for making any amendments to it, the new head of the Central Commission for

10:23, february 23, 2011

Tajikistan asks Russia for help with evacuation of Tajik nationals from Libya

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Ministry has applied to the Russian authorities for help with evacuation of Tajik nationals from Libya.

11:23, february 22, 2011

Tajik FM, OSCE’s CPC director discuss border control issues

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus - Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi yesterday received Ambassador Herbert Salber, Director of OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Center, who arrived in Tajikistan on

09:07, february 22, 2011

Tajikistan plans to evacuate its nationals from Libya

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is taking measures to evacuate its nationals from Libya, Davlat Nazriyev, head of the Tajik MFA information department, said in an interview

12:46, february 21, 2011

CCER head, ODIHR representatives discuss introduction of e-voting system in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mirzoali Boltuyev, chairman of Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), met here today with representatives of the OSCE Office

12:17, february 21, 2011

IRP chairman received by Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Muhiddin Kabiri, chairman of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) also member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), met

18:25, february 19, 2011

Tajikistan opens its second consulate general in Russia

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has opened Consulate General in Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

13:51, february 18, 2011

Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda to be discharged from hospital today

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, a member of the political council of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) and editor of its newspaper, Najot , is expected to

15:02, february 16, 2011

OSCE’s CPC director to visit Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ambassador Herbert Saber, Director of OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Center, will arrive in Tajikistan for a working visit on February 21, according the

12:39, february 16, 2011

Tajik, Russian heads of president’s office discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday February 15, Matloubkhon Davlatov, Head of Tajik President’s Executive Office, met in Moscow with Sergey Naryshkin, Head of Russian

11:54, february 16, 2011

European Union strongly condemns the attack on Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The EU Heads of Mission strongly condemn the attack on Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, editor-in-chief of Najot newspaper, and a member of the political

17:31, february 14, 2011

U.S. Secretary of State will possibly visit Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Kenneth E. Gross, Jr. has informed Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi that U.S.

17:00, february 14, 2011

OSCE Office in Tajikistan calls for Sayfullozoda’s assailants to be brought to justice

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Ambassador Ivar Vikki, on February 11 condemned the violent attack on Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, member of

13:52, february 14, 2011

Robert O. Blake: It’s very dangerous for any government to drive religious expression underground

Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. about lessons of Egypt, religious extremism, withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and about competition of the USA and Russia in Central Asia.

12:27, february 14, 2011

U.S. delegation visits Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr.

09:51, february 14, 2011

Tajik MFA: Events in Egypt international affairs of this country

DUSHANBE, February 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has impartially watched events taking place in the friendly Arab Republic of Egypt from the beginning of them and considers these events as