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10:59, june 16, 2009

Population’s deposits in banks in Kulob increasing

KULOB, June 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of June 1, 2009, population’s deposits in banks in Khatlon’s Kulob region have amounted to 26,062,603 somoni, which is 10,364,642 somoni more than of the

10:30, june 16, 2009

Tajik, Pakistani leaders meet in Yekaterinburg to discuss bilateral ties

DUSHANBE, June 16, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Yekaterinburg, Russia, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon met there

10:15, june 16, 2009

IMF managing director to discuss crisis related assistance issues with President Rahmon

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is arriving in Dushanbe today morning.

18:15, june 15, 2009

Concept of use of CA water-and-energy resources fuzzy, says Kyrgyz expert

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A rational use of water and energy resources in the Central Asia region is one of the key problems, directly or indirectly affecting all aspects of vital

17:28, june 15, 2009

DCA reports breaking up drug ring

Officers from the Drug Control Agency yesterday completed an operation to break up a drug ring comprising residents of Khatlonâ€™s Farkhor district.

15:55, june 15, 2009

SDC and UNDP jointly with the CES launch a project to support disaster risk management in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A project agreement was signed on June 8, 2009 by Rudolf Schoch, Country Director of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan, Tajikistan,,

15:46, june 15, 2009

Political parties inform OSCE PA head of problems related to upcoming parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus - President of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Joao Soares, who was on a visit to Tajikistan

15:01, june 15, 2009

OSCE delegation arrives in Tajikistan on occasion of completion of SALW program

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of the OSCE Participating States that funded program to destroy surplus stockpiles of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition

14:35, june 15, 2009

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan ought to jointly seek solution to the water-and-energy problem, says Uzbek diplomat

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- If construction of hydropower plants is a national idea of Tajikistan, the water consumption issue is such an idea for Uzbekistan, Yuri Nagay, an Aide to

14:00, june 15, 2009

Arms cache discovered at site for construction of apartment building in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An arms cache has been discovered at a site for construction of an apartment building in Dushanbe, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

13:46, june 15, 2009

Tajik, Chinese heads of state considers it necessary to set up Tajik-Chinese investment fund

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon met with his Chinese counterpart, President Hu Jintao, in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s Sverdlovsk region today morning, according to

13:13, june 15, 2009

Large amount of narcotics seized in Farkhor last Thursday

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of narcotics was seized in Khatlon’s Farkhor district last Thursday night, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

13:03, june 15, 2009

Iran braces for more election protests

DUSHANBE, June 15, Asia-Plus – Iran is bracing for more protests over its presidential election results after defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi called for them to be annulled, BBC News reports.

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,

12:31, june 15, 2009

Tajik-Russian foreign minister discuss upcoming Russian president’s visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Sunday on sidelines of the session of the CSTO

12:16, june 15, 2009

Tajik president, Russian governor discuss labor migration issues in Yekaterinburg

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Yesterday evening, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon left Moscow for Yekaterinburg, where a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) opens

11:55, june 15, 2009

Tajikistan signs agreement on agreement of formation of the CSTO rapid-reaction force

The presidents of Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan have signed an agreement on formation of the Rapid-Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

10:30, june 15, 2009

Vose cotton farmers pay off loans taken from Tajprombank’s branch last year

KULOB, June 15, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Twelve cotton-growing farms from Khatlon’s Vose district have paid off loans taken from local branch of Tajprombank “JS Commercial Industrial Bank of

10:15, june 15, 2009

Tajikistan, Switzerland initial draft convention for avoidance of double taxation

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Switzerland have initialed the draft convention for avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on incomes and capital gains.

20:06, june 13, 2009

President Rahmon to attend CSTO Collective Security Council session in Moscow

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon will attend a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Organization (CSTO) that will be held in

19:43, june 13, 2009

International working group discusses financing of further DCA activity

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Friday June 12, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) hosted a meeting of international working group to discuss issues related to financing of further

19:06, june 13, 2009

Three that get stuck in mountain crack in Farkhor rescued

KULOB, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons that have got stuck in a mountain crack at the height of more than 200 meters in Khatlon’s Farkhor district have been rescued.

17:59, june 13, 2009

Iran’s incumbent president ahead of rivals

Iranian Interior Ministry announced that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won 21,781,391 votes from a total number of 34,377,793 ballots read so far, Fars News Agency (FNA) reports.

17:51, june 13, 2009

First English-language newspaper appears in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first English-language newspaper has appeared in Tajikistan.

17:32, june 13, 2009

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn to visit Central Asia

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

12:15, june 13, 2009

Department for treatment of multiresistant TB sufferers opened at republican TB hospital

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The department for treatment of multiresistant TB sufferers was opened at Republican TB Hospital, Machiton, on June 12.

11:50, june 13, 2009

Tajik air link to Sochi restored

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for seventeen years, an air route from Dushanbe to Sochi, Russia has been relaunched.

11:25, june 13, 2009

Sughd plans to produce some 17,500 tons of rice this year

KHUJAND, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd farmers plan to produce some 17,500 tons of rice this year, according to the Sughd agriculture directorate.

11:00, june 13, 2009

Kazakhstan will not support Uzbekistan’s stance regarding solution of CA water-and-energy problems, says Kazakh expert

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a roundtable meeting entitled “Water and Energy Problems in Central Asia: Is Compromise Possible?

19:53, june 12, 2009

WB provides third grant to Tajikistan for supporting national budget

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has received the Third Programmatic Development Policy Grant in an amount of more than 20.5 million U.S.