Tajkistan, Politics

09:44, may 27, 2016

SCO foreign ministers adopt memorandum of obligations for India and Pakistan to join the organizatio

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers that took place in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on May 24 adopted

09:25, may 27, 2016

Rahmon has telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart to discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday had a telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.

15:04, may 26, 2016

Israeli parliamentarians expected to visit Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – Israeli parliamentarians are expected to visit Tajikistan next week.

11:08, may 26, 2016

Head of Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan replaced

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – Outgoing Director of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan, Mr. Peter Mikula, yesterday met here with Tajik First Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr.

10:41, may 26, 2016

Saudi Arabia expected to provide funds for construction of a new parliament complex in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – Saudi Arabia will provide funds for construction of a new parliament complex in Dushanbe.

10:21, may 26, 2016

Rahmon receives visiting Saudi Majlis speaker

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon received Chairman of Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr.

15:32, may 25, 2016

Zuhurov asks Saudi official to help organize supply of Tajik drinking water to Saudi Arabia

DUSHANBE, May 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik parliament speaker has reportedly asked Saudi Majlis speaker to help organize the supply of Tajik drinking water to Saudi Arabia.

10:33, may 25, 2016

Tajikistan-Germany political consultations held in Dushanbe

DUSHANNBE, May 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – Presided over by Muzaffar Huseinzoda, Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan, and Andreas Peschke, Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia at

15:53, may 24, 2016

Some of the proposed amendments may have negative impact on democratic development in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2016, Asia-Plus – According to EurasiaNet.org, Mr.

14:05, may 24, 2016

Tajik, Uzbek foreign ministers discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov today morning met with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Komilov in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on the sidelines of a

13:51, may 24, 2016

Rahmon expresses concern about recent incident at Moscow’s Khovanskoye cemetery

Rahmon has expressed concern about recent incident at the Khovanskoye cemetery in Moscow, which left three Tajik nationals dead and more than two dozen others wounded.

11:28, may 24, 2016

Majlisi Milli by-elections will take place in Dushanbe on May 29

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2014, 2016, Asia-Plus – By-elections to Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament will take place in Dushanbe on May 29.

11:11, may 24, 2016

Saudi Majlis speaker pays an official visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

10:51, may 24, 2016

Tajik foreign minister meets with his Chinese counterpart in Tashkent to discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the a meeting of

14:24, may 23, 2016

Leader of Tajik Communist Party may be replaced this year

DUSHANBE, May 23, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) is making preparations for the 32nd report-and-election congress.

11:30, may 23, 2016

94.5% of those who cast ballots voted for amendments proposed to the Constitution

94.5 percent of those who cast valid ballots have reportedly voted for amendments proposed to the country’s Constitution.

10:50, may 23, 2016

SCO foreign ministers meet in Tashkent to discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 23, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov is taking part in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers that kicked off

10:01, may 23, 2016

Tajikistan’s constitutional referendum considered valid

Tajikistan’s constitutional referendum is considered valid as the voter turnout by 6:00 pm of May 22 has been more than 88.3 percent.

15:47, may 20, 2016

3rd EU-Central Asia High Level Political and Security Dialogue held in Brussels

DUSHANBE, May 20, Asia-Plus -- The third High Level Political and Security Dialogue between the European Union and Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and

14:22, may 20, 2016

Tajik parliament speaker meets his Kazakh counterpart in St. Petersburg to discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 20, Asia-Plus – Speaker of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, Shukurjon Zuhurov, on May 20 met with speaker of Kazakhstan’s lower chamber (Majilis) of

15:10, may 19, 2016

Tajik parliament speaker does consider it necessary to introduce visa regime for CA nations

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – Chairperson of Russia’s upper house (Federation Council) of parliament Valentina Matviyenko does not consider it necessary to tighten travel requirements for

09:50, may 19, 2016

New Tajik ambassador presents his credentials to Chinese president

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – On May 17, new Tajik Ambassador to China Parviz Davlatzoda presented his credentials to the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, according to

16:39, may 17, 2016

More than 120 international observers registered with Tajik central electoral commission so far

DUSHANBE, May 17, 2016, Asia-Plus -- More than 120 international observers have been registered with the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) of Tajikistan for the upcoming

13:44, may 17, 2016

Tajik parliament speaker, AKDN resident representative discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 17, 2016, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday May 17, Mr. Shukurjon Zuhurov, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament), met here with Mr.

15:47, may 16, 2016

Tajik ambassador presents his credentials to RSA president

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa (RSA), with residence in Cairo, Egypt, Khusrav Noziri has presented his credentials to RSA President

11:45, may 16, 2016

New Kazakh ambassador presents copy of his credentials to Tajik foreign minister

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2016, Asia-Plus – New Kazakh Ambassador to Tajikistan Nurlan Seytimov presented the copy of his credentials to Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov on March 13, according to

10:15, may 16, 2016

Tajikistan, Kuwait sign six cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A series of joint agreements were signed between Tajikistan and Kuwait yesterday in Kuwait City in the presence of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad

10:02, may 16, 2016

President Rahmon pays an official visit to Kuwait

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has paid an official visit to the State of Kuwait, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:31, may 13, 2016

Tajikistan, Afghanistan express interest in implementing joint projects

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who arrived in Tajikistan to attend the launching ceremony of

10:13, may 13, 2016

Ballot papers for the constitutional referendum sent to regions and Tajik diplomatic missions

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2016, Asia-Plus – Ballot papers for the upcoming constitutional referendum have been sent to the regions and Tajikistan’s diplomatic missions abroad, an official source at the