Tajkistan, Power

16:24, may 23, 2007

Capital mayor’s office announces tender for purchase diesel oil for public transport

DUSHANBE, May 23, Asia-Plus - To provide the population, economic, social and cultural facilities with adequate passenger transport services during autumn-winter 2006-07 the Dushanbe mayor’s office

11:06, may 17, 2007

President sings property legalization law

DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed the RT Law “On Amnesty for Physical and Juridical Entities Following Their Legalization of Property.

12:31, may 16, 2007

PM presides over meeting to discuss GBAO development issues

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - Issues related to socioeconomic development of Gorno Badakhshan were discussed at a May 15 meeting presided over by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, presidential press

12:06, may 16, 2007

President Rahmon meets with heads of Rasht Valley’s districts to discuss development issues

DUSHANBE, May 16, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday May 15, President Emomali Rahmon met with heads of Rasht Valley’s districts (eastern Tajikistan) to discuss issues related to socioeconomic development of

10:27, may 15, 2007

Upcoming donors’ meeting historic opportunity for Tajikistan to demonstrate its progress: IMF mission head

DUSHANBE, May 15, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were discussed at a May 14 meeting of President

13:40, may 14, 2007

President Rahmon receives OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

DUSHANBE, May 14, Asia-Plus - Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has received the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, who arrived in Tajikistan for a two-day visit

17:13, may 11, 2007

Tajik parliament adopts property legalization law

Tajikistan has adopted the law on amnesty for physical and juridical entities following their legalization of property.

16:37, may 11, 2007

Tajikistan endorses amendments to the law on licensing certain types of activities

DUSHANBE, May 11, Asia-Plus - The lower house of the Tajik parliament has endorsed a bill requiring amendments to the country’s law on licensing certain types of activities.

19:26, may 8, 2007

Tajik president meets with Iranian supreme leader to discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - On May 8, President Emomali Rahmon met in Tehran with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, presidential press service said.

18:37, may 8, 2007

Tajikistan, Iran vow to boost bilateral economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - Today morning, President Emomali Rahmon was officially welcomed in Tehran by his Iranian counterpart, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, presidential press service said.

17:02, may 8, 2007

Capital mayor, new EBRD’s resident representative in Tajikistan discuss Dushanbe infrastructure development issues

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - Acceleration of progress of implementation of the Dushanbe solid waste management project was a major topic of a May 8 meeting of the capital mayor Mahmadsaid

14:01, may 8, 2007

Capital mayor urges to speed up work on construction of residential buildings

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - Issues related to the construction of facilities in Dushanbe were the major topic of a May 7 meeting of the capital mayor’s office presided over by Mayor Mahmadsaid

13:09, may 8, 2007

President Rahmon leaves Qatar for Iran

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon heading a high-ranking delegation left Qatar to Iran Monday afternoon.

12:44, may 8, 2007

President Rahmon highly appraises programs of Al-Jazeera

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - On Sunday May 6, President Emomali Rahmon being on an official visit to Qatar visited Al-Jazeera TV company in Doha.

12:17, may 8, 2007

Tajik-Qatari business meeting held in Doha Monday

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - The first Tajik-Qatari business meeting was held in Doha on May 7.

11:50, may 8, 2007

Tajik President meets with high-ranking Qatari state officials to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 8, Asia-Plus - On September 7, President Emomali Rahmon met in Doha with Muhammad bin Mubarak al-Khulayfi, Speaker of Qatari Parliament.

11:10, may 8, 2007

President Rahmon congratulates war veterans on Victory Day

President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1845 on Victory Day.

17:29, may 7, 2007

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers bill on amnesty for entities following their legalization of funds

DUSHANBE, May 7, Asia-Plus -The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered a bill requiring an amnesty for physical and juridical entities following

14:50, may 7, 2007

38 ministerial cars detained over one weekend for untargeted use

DUSHANBE, May 7, Asia-Plus - Issues related to regulating the use of ministerial vehicles and the use of cell phones and private cars at high schools were major topics of a May 4 meeting of

10:54, may 7, 2007

Tajikistan to open its diplomatic missions in London and Cairo

DUSHANBE, May 7, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan intends to open its diplomatic missions in the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

10:44, may 5, 2007

Capital mayor congratulates war veterans

The capital mayorâ€™s office organizes festive reception for veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

18:08, may 4, 2007

Government meeting discusses GBAO socioeconomic development projects

President Rahmon has issued instructions to create 100 computer classes in Gorno Badakhshan this year, complete rehabilitation of the Pamir-1 power plant by November and work out the Pamir-2

13:56, may 4, 2007

President Rahmon to visit Qatar, Iran

DUSHANBE, May 4, Asia-Plus - On Sunday May 6, President Emomali Rahmon will start official visits to Qatar and Iran, presidential press service said.

12:12, may 4, 2007

Tajik PM receives CIS education ministers

DUSHANBE, May 4, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov has met with high-ranking CIS education officials, who arrived in Dushanbe to attend the 12th CIS education ministers’ conference.

11:34, may 4, 2007

Head of state issues order to provide nearly 1.5 somonis from his reserve fund to pay extraordinary grants to war veterans

DUSHANBE, May 4, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmon has issued an order to provide 1,469,100 somonis from the Presidential Reserve Fund to pay extraordinary grants to 4,897 veterans and invalids

10:30, may 3, 2007

President supports Tajik veterans of war

DUSHANBE, May 3, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has issued instructions to the country’s authorities to provide extraordinary grants to Tajik veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

19:00, may 2, 2007

President Rahmon shakes up MFA

DUSHANBE, May 2, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has singed a number of documents shaking up the ministry of foreign affairs.

17:53, may 2, 2007

New Tajik ambassador to Russia named

DUSHANBE, May 2, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decree of May 2 the first deputy speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Abdulmajid Dostiyev was appointed Tajik

11:03, may 2, 2007

President Rahmon receives Iran’s defense minister

DUSHANBE, May 2, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to state and prospects of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and Iran were major topic of a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with Iran’s Defense

10:30, may 2, 2007