Tajkistan

Next summit meeting of EAEC to be held in St. Petersburg in late January

DUSHANBE , January 7, Asia-Plus -- Next summit meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) is scheduled to be held in St.

15:06, january 7, 2006

President Rahmonov receives visiting Turkish delegation

DUSHANBE , January 7, -- On January 6, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov received visiting Turkish delegation comprising representatives from cultural and scientific circles of

16:44, january 6, 2006

Unofficial payments by small business owners impede economic development in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 6, Asia-Plus A roundtable meeting was held in Dushanbe on January 5 to discuss the results of a joint survey carried out by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and

14:37, january 6, 2006

Group of drug addicts detained in Tajik capital yesterday

DUSHANBE, January 6, Asia-Plus -- A group of drug addicts numbering 10 people were detained in Dushanbe on Thursday, January 5, according to information from the Interior Ministry.

14:31, january 6, 2006

Rahmonov orders to speed up paces of construction of Sangtuda and Roghun power plants

DUSHANBE, January 6, Asia-Plus On January 5, President Emomali Rahmonov presided over a meeting with participation of Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Ghulomov and heads of the country’s energy

13:56, january 6, 2006

Dushanbe mayor’s office takes under strict control work of communal services in winter period

DUSHANBE, January 6, Asia-Plus - On Thursday January 6, First Deputy Dushanbe Mayor, Pulod Muhiddinov, presided over a meeting of a special city commission for controlling work of the city’s

13:39, january 6, 2006

University named after “Ruhnama” to open in Turkmenistan

DUSHANBE, January 6, Asia-Plus – President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov has seen that a new university named after book “Ruhnama” written by him will open in the republic, Centrasia.

13:37, january 6, 2006

Kyrgyzstan begins preparations for referendum

DUSHANBE, January 6, Asia-Plus – Thursday January 5, Kyrgyzstan’s President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed an edict “On Measures on Preparations for Referendum in Kyrgyzstan”.

20:08, january 5, 2006

Tajikistan’s Agrarian Party intends to participate in all political events in the country: APT leader

DUSHANBE , January 5, Asia-Plus -- The Agrarian Party of Tajikistan (APT) is making preparations for actively participating in all political events in the country, including the

18:01, january 5, 2006

U.S. Government supports Tajikistan’s efforts to modernize primary and secondary education

DUSHANBE , January 5, Asia-Plus -- “Over half of Tajikistan ’s population is under 19 years of age.

18:00, january 5, 2006

Large-scale military exercises for servicemen of CSTO rapid deployment force to be conducted in Kazakhstan in May

DUSHANBE , January 5, Asia-Plus -- Large-scale military exercises with practice shoot, dubbed

17:55, january 5, 2006

Rahmonov urges to improve conditions of work of power-wielding structures in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , January 5, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov presided over a meeting with participation of heads power-wielding structures and law enforcement agencies of the

15:58, january 5, 2006

APT does not seek coalition with ruling PDPT, says APT leader

APT leader made this statement in response to article by SPDT leader posted on the website www.centrasia.

15:53, january 5, 2006

Asia-Plus launches English version of its website

DUSHANBE , January 5, Asia -Plus - Starting from today, Asia -Plus is launching English version of its website www.asia-plus.tj .

15:31, january 5, 2006

Three alleged drug pushers detained in northern district of Spitamen

DUSHANBE , January 5, Asia-Plus - Three residents of the northern town Istaravshan have been detained in Spitamen District ( Sughd Province ) on

12:50, january 5, 2006

Sughd traffic police chief appeals to media for help

KHUJAND, January 5, Asia-Plus -- Last year, 558 traffic accidents were reported in the northern province of Sughd, the Sughd traffic police directorate chief, Otabek Rahimov

12:48, january 5, 2006

European Commission to provide assistance to Central Asian countries in fighting poverty

DUSHANBE, January 5, Asia-Plus -- The European Commission, the European Union’s executive, announced Tuesday [January 3] that it is providing Euro 66 million in assistance to Kazakhstan,

20:53, january 4, 2006

Number of labor migrants leaving Tajikistan in search of seasonal work reducing, says Tajik migration service official

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus - Compared to 2004 a number of labor migrants from Tajikistan who left the country seeking better employment opportunities in January-November 2005 has reduced,

19:58, january 4, 2006

Tajik capital to host international conference on investments and privatizations in autumn this year

DUSHANBE , January 4, Asia-Plus - International conference on investments and privatizations is supposed to be held in Dushanbe in the autumn this year.

18:00, january 4, 2006

IRPT leader response to statement by DVK head has not satisfied DVK leadership

DUSHANBE , January 4, Asia -Plus - Letter by leader of Tajikistan ’s Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), Said Abdullo Nuri, in response to statement of

16:52, january 4, 2006

Tajikistan raises fixed-line telephone communication rate

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus Tajikistan is going to raise the rate of fixed-line telephone communication.

16:19, january 4, 2006

Tajik President, Iranian Ambassador discuss upcoming visit of Tajik President to Iran

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus Today morning, Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov received Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Nosir Sarmad Porso, presidential press service reported.

15:30, january 4, 2006

Tajikistan raises gas supplies rate for population

DUSHANBE , January 4, Asia-Plus - Uzbekistan has raised the price it charges Tajikistan for gas.

15:20, january 4, 2006

Tajik economists speak for preventing unjustified growth in differentiation of payment for labor in various sectors of economy

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus - “Carrying out of reforms in agrarian sector has provided appreciable growth in gross agricultural product from all categories of farms in the republic,” Tajik

14:49, january 4, 2006

Tajik president to start its official visit to Turkey on January 19

Rahmonovâ€™s visit to Turkey is expected to result in signing of a series of documents on mutually beneficial cooperation between Turkey and Tajikistan.

12:28, january 4, 2006

Afghan Migration Service opens its office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus -- An official opening of office of Afghanistan’s Migration Service in Dushanbe was held on December 30.

12:27, january 4, 2006

Border troops stationed in northern Tajikistan ward off attempt of unauthorized export of gasoline to Kyrgyzstan

KHUJAND, January 4, Asia-Plus - Border troops stationed in northern province of Sughd warded off an attempt of unauthorized export of gasoline from the region to Kyrgyzstan in late December.

12:23, january 4, 2006

Reform should facilitate structural reorganization of economy, say experts

DUSHANBE, January 4, Asia-Plus - An article by Tajik economists Inom Asrorov and Mahmadsharif Nozimov entitled “Main Directions of Extending of Economic Reforms in Tajikistan” published in the

19:52, january 3, 2006

Two young women detained on suspicion of killing “AmonatBonk” guard

DUSHANBE, January 3, Asia-Plus - Two young women, the 18-year-ol Zarrina Adnreyeva and the 21-year-old Inobat Karimova, have been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in murder.

19:14, january 3, 2006