Tajkistan, Power

12:24, june 25, 2009

Rahmon to attend opening ceremony of SAS’s service center in Spitamen

KHUJAND, June 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today, President Emomali Rahmon is visiting the Zafarobod district as part of his working visit to Sughd province.

11:49, june 25, 2009

President meets with residents of Shahriston district

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday June 24, President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on his working visit to the northern Sughd province, met with residents of the

15:12, june 24, 2009

President meets with residents of Ghonchi

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- During his visit to Sughd’s Ghonchi district, President Emomali Rahmon met with local residents today, according to presidential press service.

12:46, june 24, 2009

President Rahmon’s visit to Sughd continues

Today, President Emomali Rahmon is visiting the Ghonchi district in northern Tajikistan, where he will inaugurate renovated school and get acquainted with the pace of construction of the power grid

17:06, june 23, 2009

MPs ratify CIS agreement on radiation, chemical and biological safety control

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of Tajikistan’s parliament ratified an agreement between the defense ministries of the CIS states on radiation,

14:46, june 23, 2009

Tajikistan introduces payment for use of automotive roads

It is supposed to introduce payment of use of the Dushanbe-Khujand-Chanak highway, rehabilitation of which is nearing completion.

13:39, june 23, 2009

President inaugurates new bridge across Syrdarya River in Khujand

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Today morning, President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on a six-day visit to the northern Sughd province, attended a ceremony of opening a new bridge

11:58, june 23, 2009

President visits Sughd

President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province for a six-day visit.

11:41, june 22, 2009

Tajik president orders up to 30 percent rise in public sector wages version

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday June 2, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree raising monthly wages in public sector.

11:32, june 18, 2009

Rahmon meets with government officials to discus implementation of results of his visit to Russia

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Practical realization of the results of Tajik leader’s visit to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg was the focus of a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon

15:57, june 17, 2009

Tajik president, IMF official discuss crisis effects mitigation issues

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today morning received visiting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr.

12:51, june 15, 2009

Rahmon congratulates Ahmadinejad on landslide victory in Iran’s presidential election

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has sent a telegram of congratulations to Mahmoud Ahamdinejad on his reelection as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,

18:30, june 12, 2009

Moscow specialists to elaborate municipal redevelopment plan for Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Russia’s Federal State Unitary Company, Giprogor, has been granted a contract for elaboration of the municipal redevelopment plan for the Tajik capital

14:08, june 12, 2009

Emomali Rahmon congratulates Dmitry Medvedev on occasion of Russia’s national holiday

DUSHABE, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today congratulated his Russian counterpart, President Dmitry Medvedev, on occasion of Russia’s national holiday - Russia Day,

11:31, june 12, 2009

Tajik, Swiss MFAs conduct political consultations

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi yesterday met with visiting Head of the Political Affairs Division I of the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign

10:58, june 12, 2009

Former Dushanbe prosecutor appointed prosecutor of Vahdat district

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Qurbonali Muhabbatov, formerly Dushanbe prosecutor, has been appointed prosecutor of the Vahdat district, replacing Karim Davlatov, according to the

10:15, june 11, 2009

President’s two-day working trip to Khatlon concludes

During a visit to the province, President Emomali Rahmon noted that regional administrators had failed to properly use existing opportunities and reserves in the first five months of this year.

17:07, june 10, 2009

Parliament endorses 17 amendments to the RT Law “On Constitutional Court”

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have considered and endorsed 17 amendments to the RT Law “On the

13:01, june 10, 2009

Dushanbe’s mayor dissatisfied with work of local electricity provider

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A June 9 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office, presided over by Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, reviewed the results of work of the first five months of

12:27, june 10, 2009

President continues working visit to southern Tajikistan

Today, President Emomali Rahmon will meet with Khatlon regional administrators in Qurghon Teppa.

19:07, june 9, 2009

President visits Bokhtar district, inaugurates sports center and cotton ginnery in Rumi

President Emomali Rahmon is continuing working visit to the southern Khatlon province.

12:28, june 9, 2009

President visits Khatlon

President Emomali Rahmon started a working visit to the southern Khatlon province today morning.

15:18, june 8, 2009

President Rahmon visits Khatlon province tomorrow

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is expected to visit the southern Khatlon province tomorrow, according to presidential press service.

14:18, june 4, 2009

President shakes up law enforcement officials

By presidentâ€™s decree Sherkhon Salimzoda was relieved of his post of Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption and was appointed State Adviser to the President for

16:45, june 2, 2009

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Visiting OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, is scheduled to hold talks with President Emomali Rahmon today

10:59, june 2, 2009

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers rural self-administration bill

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill on rural self-administration at a June 1 meeting

17:25, june 1, 2009

Prince Rahim Aga Khan arrives in Tajikistan tomorrow on a three-day working visit

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Prince Rahim Aga Khan, first son of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, is arriving in Tajikistan

13:48, june 1, 2009

School, apartment building and consumer services center to be put in commission in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school to accommodate 640 pupils, a nine-storey apartment buildings and a consumer services center will be put in commission in Dushanbe on June 2.

11:12, june 1, 2009

Tajikistan, Belgium for removing barriers between CA states

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Sunday May 31, President Emomali Rahmon held talks with visiting Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, according to presidential press service.

10:30, june 1, 2009

President signs edict obligating to seek solution to the cotton subsector debt problem

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On May 30, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on additional measures to support the country’s agrarian sector, according to presidential press