Tajkistan

11:15, december 28, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Iranian president to visit Tajikistan in early January

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay visits to Turkmenistan and Tajikistan in early January, the Iranian envoys to the Central Asian

20:25, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

PDPT determines candidates for election to parliament through party list system

Amirsho Miraliyev, the head of Presidentâ€™s Executive Office, is at the top of list of the PDPT candidates for election to parliament through a party list system.

19:57, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Emomali Rahmon reelected as PDPT leader, while Rustam Rahmon elected to PDPT’s board

DUSHANBE, December 26, Asia-Plus -- The 10th congress of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) that was held in Dushanbe today reelected President Emomali Rahmon as the party leader.

18:41, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to consider the possibility of launching air route Bishkek-Dushanbe-Delhi

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The ninth two-day session of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission resulted on December 25 in signing of a protocol on making amendments to

16:20, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Seminar on labor migration issues takes place in Dushanbe on Friday

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar and a videoconference entitled “Lessons of Three Decades of Work in the Migration Field” took place at the World Bank Dushanbe Office on

15:34, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

UNICEF to provide US$28 mln to Tajikistan within next six years

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan (GoT) and the UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan signed the Plan of Actions for implementation the Country Program of

15:06, december 26, 2009

POWER

Vice speaker receives visiting representatives of political parties of foreign countries

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 25, Safar Safarov, the first deputy speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), received a

12:35, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Electricity prices expected to rise 25% in Tajikistan in January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government is currently considering the issue of raising electricity rates for all categories of consumers beginning on January 1, 2010,

12:15, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

BHR conducts charitable action for inmates of juvenile penal colony

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the New Year’s holiday, Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) has conducted a charitable action for inmates of

11:55, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Shahritus district transfers more than 40,000 somoni to Roghun’ bank account

QURGHON TEPPA, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of federally funded enterprise and organizations in Khatlon’s Shahritus district have given up their one-day’s wages, totaling more than

11:30, december 26, 2009

TAJKISTAN

USD expected to fell during days of mass sale of shares in Roghun, says NBT head

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of the national currency, the somoni, will be withdrawn from circulation during the days of mass sale of shares in open joint-stock

20:52, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd electoral commission for 2010 local legislature elections numbers 11 members

KHUJAND, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 21st session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) of the third convocation that took place in Khujand on December 21 confirmed the composition of

20:35, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Number of constituencies for elections to GBAO legislature increased from 54 to 61

KHOROG, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 21st session of the GBAO legislature (Majlis) has elected the regional electoral commission for the 2010 legislature elections.

19:59, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

All employees of Sughd-based charity to buy shares in Roghun

KHUJAND, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- All employees of international charity public organization (ICPO), Jovid, will buy shares in the Rough hydroelectric power plant (HPP) after they are made

19:32, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Over 60% of overall volume of work on construction of Roghun HPP reportedly carried out to this day

ROGHUN, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Nobody currently knows an exact date for damming the Vakhsh River at the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Nourullo

19:14, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Official presentation of Roghun shares takes place on Friday

Shares in the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be available fro trading on Tajikistanâ€™s stock market on January 6, 2010.

17:04, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Ukrainian company to design and manufacture generators for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Ukrainian state-owned industrial plant Elektrotyazhmash have completed assessment of equipment that had been delivered to the site

15:34, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Herat chambers of commerce discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus - Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sharif Said yesterday met here with a delegation of the Afghan province of Heart, led

15:05, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe students participate in seminar on democratic election standards

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar entitled “Youth and Democratic Election Standards” for students from Dushanbe universities is concluding in Dushanbe today.

14:19, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission meets in Osh

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The ninth two-day session of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission is concluding in the Kyrgyz southern city of Osh today, the source at the

13:19, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik defense minister meets with Pakistani PM

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus – On Thursday December 24, Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khayrulloyev, met with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in

13:05, december 25, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe enterprises expected to invest $125 mln in Roghun’s construction in Q1 2010

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In the first quarter of 2010, contribution of the Dushanbe enterprises and organizations to construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant

11:46, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan insists to keep the 2009 gas price for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tojiktransgaz (Tajik state natural-gas distributor) is continuing negotiations with the Uzbek natural-gas supplier, Uztransgaz, on gas shipments to

11:30, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Chancellor of Panjakent Teachers’ Training Institute admitted to CRE

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Chancellor of Panjakent (Sughd province) Teachers’ Training Institute, Muazzam Ansorov, has been admitted to the Club of Rectors of Europe, according

11:15, december 25, 2009

POWER

January 6 2010 declared as Day of Dushanbe Residents’ for Construction of Roghun HPP

Decision on this subject was adopted by the 20th session of the Dushanbe legislature on December 24.

11:00, december 25, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Journalists expected to visit site for construction of Roghun HPP today

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to president’s office, representative of Tajik media are expected to visit the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power

20:47, december 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

UNODC Regional Office for CA provides 57,000 somoni for reconstruction of DCA’s forensic lab

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A document on completion of reconstruction of premises for forensic laboratory was signed at the Khatlon counternarcotic directorate in Qurghon

20:20, december 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

MSDSP participates in a roundtable on tourism in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) in collaboration with European Center for Eco and Agro Tourism (ECEAT) and Welt Hunger

20:07, december 24, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Tajik traffic police reportedly find 11 of 13 cars hijacked from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik traffic police have found 11 of 13 cars hijacked from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, Mahmadali Zaydulloyev, the deputy chief of the Tajik traffic

19:28, december 24, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Iranian president to visit Tajikistan in early January

DUSHANBE, December 28, Asia-Plus -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay visits to Turkmenistan and Tajikistan in early January, the Iranian envoys to the Central Asian

PDPT determines candidates for election to parliament through party list system

Amirsho Miraliyev, the head of Presidentâ€™s Executive Office, is at the top of list of the PDPT candidates for election to parliament through a party list system.

Emomali Rahmon reelected as PDPT leader, while Rustam Rahmon elected to PDPT’s board

DUSHANBE, December 26, Asia-Plus -- The 10th congress of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) that was held in Dushanbe today reelected President Emomali Rahmon as the party leader.

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to consider the possibility of launching air route Bishkek-Dushanbe-Delhi

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The ninth two-day session of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission resulted on December 25 in signing of a protocol on making amendments to

Seminar on labor migration issues takes place in Dushanbe on Friday

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar and a videoconference entitled “Lessons of Three Decades of Work in the Migration Field” took place at the World Bank Dushanbe Office on

UNICEF to provide US$28 mln to Tajikistan within next six years

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan (GoT) and the UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan signed the Plan of Actions for implementation the Country Program of

Vice speaker receives visiting representatives of political parties of foreign countries

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday December 25, Safar Safarov, the first deputy speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), received a

Electricity prices expected to rise 25% in Tajikistan in January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government is currently considering the issue of raising electricity rates for all categories of consumers beginning on January 1, 2010,

BHR conducts charitable action for inmates of juvenile penal colony

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the New Year’s holiday, Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) has conducted a charitable action for inmates of

Shahritus district transfers more than 40,000 somoni to Roghun’ bank account

QURGHON TEPPA, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of federally funded enterprise and organizations in Khatlon’s Shahritus district have given up their one-day’s wages, totaling more than

USD expected to fell during days of mass sale of shares in Roghun, says NBT head

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of the national currency, the somoni, will be withdrawn from circulation during the days of mass sale of shares in open joint-stock

Sughd electoral commission for 2010 local legislature elections numbers 11 members

KHUJAND, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 21st session of the Sughd regional legislature (Majlis) of the third convocation that took place in Khujand on December 21 confirmed the composition of

Number of constituencies for elections to GBAO legislature increased from 54 to 61

KHOROG, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 21st session of the GBAO legislature (Majlis) has elected the regional electoral commission for the 2010 legislature elections.

All employees of Sughd-based charity to buy shares in Roghun

KHUJAND, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- All employees of international charity public organization (ICPO), Jovid, will buy shares in the Rough hydroelectric power plant (HPP) after they are made

Over 60% of overall volume of work on construction of Roghun HPP reportedly carried out to this day

ROGHUN, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Nobody currently knows an exact date for damming the Vakhsh River at the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Nourullo

Official presentation of Roghun shares takes place on Friday

Shares in the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be available fro trading on Tajikistanâ€™s stock market on January 6, 2010.

Ukrainian company to design and manufacture generators for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from Ukrainian state-owned industrial plant Elektrotyazhmash have completed assessment of equipment that had been delivered to the site

Tajikistan, Herat chambers of commerce discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus - Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sharif Said yesterday met here with a delegation of the Afghan province of Heart, led

Dushanbe students participate in seminar on democratic election standards

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar entitled “Youth and Democratic Election Standards” for students from Dushanbe universities is concluding in Dushanbe today.

Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission meets in Osh

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The ninth two-day session of the Tajik-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission is concluding in the Kyrgyz southern city of Osh today, the source at the

Tajik defense minister meets with Pakistani PM

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus – On Thursday December 24, Tajik Defense Minister, Colonel-General Sherali Khayrulloyev, met with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in

Dushanbe enterprises expected to invest $125 mln in Roghun’s construction in Q1 2010

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In the first quarter of 2010, contribution of the Dushanbe enterprises and organizations to construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant

Uzbekistan insists to keep the 2009 gas price for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tojiktransgaz (Tajik state natural-gas distributor) is continuing negotiations with the Uzbek natural-gas supplier, Uztransgaz, on gas shipments to

Chancellor of Panjakent Teachers’ Training Institute admitted to CRE

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Chancellor of Panjakent (Sughd province) Teachers’ Training Institute, Muazzam Ansorov, has been admitted to the Club of Rectors of Europe, according

January 6 2010 declared as Day of Dushanbe Residents’ for Construction of Roghun HPP

Decision on this subject was adopted by the 20th session of the Dushanbe legislature on December 24.

Journalists expected to visit site for construction of Roghun HPP today

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to president’s office, representative of Tajik media are expected to visit the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power

UNODC Regional Office for CA provides 57,000 somoni for reconstruction of DCA’s forensic lab

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A document on completion of reconstruction of premises for forensic laboratory was signed at the Khatlon counternarcotic directorate in Qurghon

MSDSP participates in a roundtable on tourism in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) in collaboration with European Center for Eco and Agro Tourism (ECEAT) and Welt Hunger

Tajik traffic police reportedly find 11 of 13 cars hijacked from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik traffic police have found 11 of 13 cars hijacked from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, Mahmadali Zaydulloyev, the deputy chief of the Tajik traffic

Exhibition of Turkish goods opens in Dushanbe on Wednesday

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An exhibition of Turkish goods opened in Dushanbe on December 23.