Tajkistan

Tajikistan waits for compensation from downstream countries for its water

More than 60 percent of water resources of Central Asia are formed in Tajikistan but they mostly used by downstream countries of the region (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan).

14:50, february 21, 2020

Tajikistan will take over Victory Relay Race in early May

Tajikistan will take over the Victory Relay Race from Kyrgyzstan in early May, according to the press center of the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)

14:28, february 21, 2020

Tajik PM, Salini Impregilo CEO discuss the process of construction of the Roghun HPP

On Thursday February 20, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda received Mr. Pietro Salini, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Salini Impregilo S.p.A.

11:52, february 21, 2020

Newly-appointed Afghan ambassador presents his credentials to Tajik foreign minister

On Thursday February 20, the newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan to Tajikistan, Mohammad Zahir Aghbar, presented his credentials to Tajik Foreign Minister

11:05, february 21, 2020

Amnestied former member of Group 24 returns to Tajikistan

Amnestied former member of Tajik opposition organization Group 24, Sobir Valiyev, has returned to Tajikistan. He thanked his friends for helping him to return to homeland.

10:07, february 21, 2020

Over 1,120 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January this year

Twenty-two countries of the world provided 1.841.3 million U.S. dollars’ worth of 1,120.

10:04, february 21, 2020

Germany will help Tajikistan facilitate trade

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has concluded an agreement on simplification of trade

10:00, february 21, 2020

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 383 million U.S. dollars last month

In January 2020, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan amounted to 383.5 million U.S. dollars, which was 117.9 percent of the January 2019 level or 58.3 million U.S.

09:57, february 21, 2020

POWER

Emomali Rahmon receives IFC vice-president

On Thursday February 20, President Emomali Rahmon received Ms. Georgina Baker, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice-President for Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

16:28, february 20, 2020

SECURITY

Military parade dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the formation of Tajik national army will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow

A military parade dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the formation of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces will take place in Dushanbe on February 21, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

16:08, february 20, 2020

POWER

Emomali Rahmon receives IFC vice president

On Thursday February 20, President Emomali Rahmon received Ms. Georgina Baker, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President for Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

15:43, february 20, 2020

IFC loan will help finance micro-housing and small businesses in Tajikistan

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a loan of $2 million equivalent in Tajik Somoni to microcredit deposit-taking organization Humo in Tajikistan to help underserved populations

14:44, february 20, 2020

One more snow leopard saved in GBAO

One more snow leopard has been saved in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:33, february 20, 2020

Chinese leader expresses readiness to expand collaboration with Tajikistan

On Wednesday February 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a telegram to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon expressing gratitude for condolences and assistance to the Chinese people, according to the

10:37, february 20, 2020

Most complaints Tajik MPs receive concern housing shorting and unfair division of property during divorce

Most complaints Tajik parliamentarians received last year concern housing shortage and the unfair division of property during a divorce.

09:46, february 20, 2020

Tajik foreign minister downplays Sughd police chief's 'provocative' views on Kyrgyz region

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin has downplayed a police official's statement that prompted protests in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service .

09:33, february 20, 2020

INCIDENTS

GBAO rescuers find body of man missing for three months

The body of a man 48-year-old resident of the Suchon jamoat in the Shugnan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), who went missing in November last year, has been recovered.

09:06, february 20, 2020

Three Tajik war veterans will participate in Victory parade in Moscow

Three veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 from Tajikistan have been invited to participate in celebrations that will take place in Moscow on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of

16:42, february 19, 2020

Tajik MFA: The issue of transit of Tajikistan-bound freight through Turkmenistan will be resolved soon

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin noted on February 18 that the issue of passage of semi-trucks with cargo bound for Tajikistan

15:48, february 19, 2020

AKAH partners with Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences on best practices in disaster forecasting

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the 6th International Conference “Debris

15:34, february 19, 2020

Fee for patent-based entrepreneurial activity rises 8.0 percent in Tajikistan

A fee for entrepreneurial activity on the basis of patent rises 8.

10:50, february 19, 2020

Foodstuffs reportedly rose in cost 0.9 percent last month

In Tajikistan, inflation in the consumer goods sector last month reportedly stood at 0.6 percent. The cost of products of the food industry in January increased by 0.

10:20, february 19, 2020

POWER

Government discusses organizational issues related to this year’s Hajj

Deputy Prime Minister, Ms. Shirin Ismatullozoda, yesterday held a meeting to discuss issues related to preparations for sending Tajik pilgrims to the Hajj this year.

09:49, february 19, 2020

Tajik private communications operators reportedly lost half a million dollars last year

According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, Tajik private communications operators (mobile phone operators and Internet service providers) lost half a million

17:03, february 18, 2020

212 Tajik women and children held in refugee camps in Syria want to return home

According to data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, some 500 Tajik nationals are currently being held in refugee camps in Syria.

15:46, february 18, 2020

Dushanbe central mosque expected to be official inaugurate on March 12

A new Dushanbe central cathedral mosque is scheduled to be official inaugurated on March 12, an official within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

15:14, february 18, 2020

Bilateral trade between Tajikistan and China increasing despite coronavirus fears

China has got ahead of Kazakhstan and come close to Russia in terms of the volume of the bilateral trade with Tajikistan.

14:34, february 18, 2020

ODIHR election assessment mission deployed in Tajikistan

Headed by Ambassador Eberhard Pohl, the Election Assessment Mission (EAM) of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been deployed in Tajikistan for the upcoming

11:32, february 18, 2020

Tajik ambassador presents his credentials to King Harald V of Norway

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway (with residence in Vienna), Mr.

10:41, february 18, 2020