Tajkistan, Power

17:50, january 22, 2008

President Rahmon meets senior US military commander

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon today received visiting head of the US Central Command, Admiral William Fallon.

12:21, january 22, 2008

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to the 2008 budget law

DUSHANBE, January 22, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered amendments to the RT Law “On the National Budget for 2008”

15:06, january 21, 2008

Dushanbe mayor’s office sums up Tajik capital’s economic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office, presided over by its head Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, was held on January 19.

15:05, january 21, 2008

Construction of Santuda-1 station example of successful cooperation, says Rahmon

DUSHANBE, January 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s residents will feel efforts of builders of the Sangtuda-1 power plant soon, President Emomali Rahmon remarked at ceremony of the launch of the

12:55, january 21, 2008

Tajikistan, Russia confirms readiness to jointly complete construction of Roghun HPS

The first of four units of Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power station (HPS) was launched on January 20.

12:10, january 19, 2008

Dushanbe mayor’s office sums up Tajik capital’s economic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 19, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office, presided over by its head Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, opened today.

11:40, january 19, 2008

Russian vice-premier arrives in Tajikistan

Russian Vice-Premier Sergey Naryshkin is arriving in Tajikistan to attend a ceremony of launch of the first of four units of the Sangtuda-1 hydropower station.

19:10, january 18, 2008

PM to visits northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 18, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov is going to the Sughd province today evening for a working visit, presidential press service said.

15:07, january 18, 2008

Cyclic power cutoffs introduced in Tajik capital

Cyclic power cutoffs have been introduced in Dushanbe and electricity rationing in the Tajik capital has been increased by one hour.

11:44, january 18, 2008

Capital municipal authorities take efforts to regulate realization mobile phones

DUSHANBE, January 18, Asia-Plus -- The capital mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has urged relevant municipal services to take efforts to regulate realization of mobile phones in Dushanbe and

12:32, january 17, 2008

Head of state shakes up district officials in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 17, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday introduced a number of staff changes in the Khatlon province, presidential press service reported.

11:19, january 17, 2008

Parliament takes into consideration president’s notes on the returned laws

Parliamentarians have taken into account presidentâ€™s notes while reconsidering the returned laws.

19:24, january 16, 2008

Abdurahmon Azimov heads parliament’s committee on constitution and human rights

DUSHANBE, January 16, Asia-Plus -- Abdurahmon Azimov, representing the Kulob district in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), has been elected to head the Majlisi

13:45, january 16, 2008

President urges to increase power supplies to Dushanbe

President Emomali Rahmon has ordered to increase daily electricity supplies to Dushanbe by 1 million kWh due to reducing power supplies to the aluminum plant.

18:14, january 15, 2008

Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district government reports on its economic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- Fayzullokhon Isupov, chairman of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, on January 15 gave a news conference on district’s economic results in 2007.

12:20, january 15, 2008

Interagency commission for Tajikistan’s joining WTO set up

DUSHANBE, January 15, Asia-Plus -- An interagency two-level commission for issues of Tajikistan’s joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been set up.

16:16, january 14, 2008

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers the laws returned by the president for reconsideration

DUSHANBE, January 14, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered three laws returned by the president to the parliament for

12:01, january 11, 2008

Tajik capital to have economic gymnasium soon

DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe will have economic gymnasium soon, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe mayor said.

12:43, january 10, 2008

MP seconds president’s objection to the wadset law

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus -- “Remarks of the president on the law on wadset (real estate mortgage) quite necessary and important,” Ismoil Talbakov, deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon

11:57, january 10, 2008

PM holds working meetings in Khatlon to discuss new mechanism of financing farms

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov yesterday held a number of meetings with participation of high-ranking Tajik state officials in the Khatlon province to discuss

11:16, january 10, 2008

PM promises Khatlon farmers 5,000 tons of fuel for sowing campaign

DUSHANBE, January 10, Asia-Plus -- New mechanism of financing cotton-growing farms was major topic of a meeting held by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov in Qurghon Teppa on January 8.

15:52, january 8, 2008

President returns three laws as requiring improvement

DUSHANBE, January 8, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has returned three laws to the parliament as requiring improvement.

11:45, january 8, 2008

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers ombudsman bill

DUSHANBE, January 8, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill requiring an establishment of the ombudsman

11:28, january 8, 2008

Tajik government discusses introduction of new mechanism of financing of cotton sector

DUSHANBE, January 8, Asia-Plus -- On Monday January 7, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with participation of senior representatives from president’s office and a number of ministries

12:01, january 7, 2008

Head of state signs new laws

DUSHANBE, January 7, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon on January 5 signed a number of new laws and codes confirmed by the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament),

15:25, january 3, 2008

Tajik government provides the first 6 million somonis for rehabilitation of Medical University’s building

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus -- The government has provided the first 6 million somonis for rehabilitation of a head building of Tajik Medical University that was completely destroyed by a

14:57, january 3, 2008

Quarterly news conferences to start on January 11

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus -- Ministries and other government institutions will give quarterly news conferences to report on the results of work carried out in October-December 2007 from

14:00, january 3, 2008

Capital mayor passes resolution banning holding of New Year show on Dusti Square

Dushanbe mayor has noted that in accordance with the countryâ€™s law on the order of observing traditions and rituals, holding of events dedicated to Tajikistanâ€™s Independence Day and New Year on

18:18, january 2, 2008

Tajik, Russian presidents discuss progress of implementation of joint projects

DUSHANBE, January 2, Asia-Plus -- At the end of last December, Tajik President had telephone conversations with presidents of Armenia (Robert Kocharyan), Azerbaijan (Ilham Aliyev), Moldova

13:18, january 2, 2008

President hails country’s economic results in 2007

DUSHANBE, January 2, Asia-Plus -- In his message of congratulations on occasion of the New Year holiday, posted on presidential website, President Emomali Rahmon has noted that the year of