Tajkistan

Emomali Rahmon holds talks with EU Council president in Astana to discuss cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, with the European Union Council President Charles Michel.

16:04, october 27, 2022

Barqi Tojik’s debt to Sangtudinskaya GES-1 increases by nearly 30 percent

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company)’s debt to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP),

11:43, october 27, 2022

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Entry of some regional passenger transport into Dushanbe becomes restricted

Dushanbe authorities take measures to regulate entry of cars into the Tajik capital and intracity traffic routes as well as improve the quality of transport services in the capital.

11:05, october 27, 2022

EU supports Tajikistan’s national financial inclusion strategy

The Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP)/TRIGGER project has supported the Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan (AMFOT) in holding a two-day national conference entitled

10:13, october 27, 2022

CIS member nations agree to extradite fugitive corrupt officials to each other

The 7th session of the CIS Interstate Anticorruption Council that was held yesterday via video link resulted in signing of an agreement under which the parties agreed to extradite fugitive

09:18, october 27, 2022

Kyrgyz communities in Tajikistan isolated and stranded by border tension

Until last year, ethnic Kyrgyz people were able to cross into neighboring Kyrgyzstan with their Tajik passports. Now they must first travel to a third country, an option few can afford.

17:41, october 26, 2022

Tajikistan’s revenue from the export of precious metals and stones decreases by almost 60 percent

Over the first three quarters of this year, Tajikistan has exported more than 421 million U.S. dollars’ worth of precious a metals and stones, which is 59.

16:46, october 26, 2022

Rahmon to attend EU-Central Asia summit in Astana, says Tajik president’s spokesman

On Thursday October 27, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will visit the Kazakh capital, Astana, to attend the European Union – Central Asia, Abdufattoh Sharifzoda, a spokesman for Tajik

16:13, october 26, 2022

Tajik foreign minister holds a number of meetings in Busan to discuss cooperation

As part of his working visit to the Republic Korea, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on October 25 met in Busan with his Korean counterpart Park Jin.

16:09, october 26, 2022

Top diplomats from Korea and Central Asian countries hold the 15th cooperation forum in Busan

Foreign ministers from five Central Asian countries and Korean foreign minister participated in the 25th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum that was held at the Paradise Hotel in Haeundae District,

15:19, october 26, 2022

Tajik minister calls for cooperation with Iran on medical herbs

The Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan Jamoliddin Abdullozoda has called for mutual collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field

09:31, october 26, 2022

How much does coal cost in Tajikistan and what is the best?

In Tajikistan, where most houses in rural areas are heated by coal and wood, with the onset of cold weather the demand of the population for this type of fuel has increased.

16:38, october 25, 2022

World Bank official stresses the importance of Nurek hydropower plant for the Central Asian region

Speaking at the official ceremony of putting the modernized generating unit 1 unit of the Nurek hydroelectric power plant (HPP) -- the main asset of Tajikistan’s energy system – into

15:55, october 25, 2022

Tajik craftsman receives diploma and award of the International Festival of Traditional Textile "Atlas Bayrami"

The 5th edition of the Festival of Traditional Textile “Atlas Bayrami” (“Celebrating Atlas”) was held in Margilan, Ferghana valley, Uzbekistan from October 20 to October 22,

15:13, october 25, 2022

Residents of Dushanbe can watch the solar eclipse today afternoon

Residents of Dushanbe can watch the partial solar eclipse today afternoon.

11:59, october 25, 2022

Russia toughens responsibility for labor migrants for violation of the rules of stay in Russia

Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters in Moscow on October 19 that responsibility for labor migrants for violation of the rules of stay in the Russian federation

10:59, october 25, 2022

Internet disruption occurs in Kyrgyz capital. Did it have impact on Internet in Tajikistan?

Kyrgyz authorities have blamed Internet disruption that occurred in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on October 24 on technical problems.

10:07, october 25, 2022

In what sectors of Tajikistan’s economy Belarus intends to invest

A Belarusian-Tajik business forum that took place in Dushanbe on October 11-12 has resulted in signing of almost US$50 million worth of contracts.

16:24, october 24, 2022

President confirms the existence of restrictions on electricity consumption in the country

During a meeting with residents of the city of Nurek, President Emomali Rahmon on October 24 confirmed the existence of restrictions on electricity consumption in the country that has recently been

15:11, october 24, 2022

European Union brings relief to the victims of border conflict in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

The European Union is providing over 270,000 EUR in humanitarian funding in response to the armed conflict that marred the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in mid-September, according to the

14:51, october 24, 2022

Russian Interior Ministry’s Passport and Visa Service to open representative office in Tajikistan

The Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) Passport-Visa Service at the Russian Interior Ministry intends to open its representative office in Tajikistan.

12:05, october 24, 2022

AKAH hosts conference dedicated to the International Snow Leopard Day

On the occasion of International Snow leopard Day that is celebrated worldwide on October 23, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) the Committee of Environmental Protection of Tajikistan has

11:39, october 24, 2022

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Rahmon inaugurates a number of economic and social facilities in Kulob region of Khatlon province

On October 23, President Emomali Rahmon paid a working visit to the Shamsiddin-Shohin district and the city of Kulob, where he inaugurated a number of economic and social facilities, according to the

10:03, october 24, 2022

SECURITY

CSTO war game concludes in Tajikistan

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) war game, dubbed Rubezh 2022 (Frontier 2022) that involved about 1000 military personnel along with more than 300 pieces of military hardware,

09:20, october 24, 2022

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Emomali Rahhmon felicitates Xi Jing on re-election

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Sunday felicitated President Xi Jinping on his re-election as general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the third term.

16:19, october 21, 2022

Detained blogger says he was tortured

Detained blogger Abdusattor Pirmuhamamdzoda, who is currently being held at the pretrial detention center in Dushanbe, says he was tortured and beaten during interrogations at the pretrial detention

14:16, october 21, 2022

ADB supports food security, social protection, and businesses in Tajikistan through awarding US$50 million grant

On Friday October 21, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$50 million grant to help the Government of Tajikistan mitigate the adverse economic and social impacts of the Russian invasion

13:58, october 21, 2022