Tajkistan, Politics

09:29, august 26, 2011

President Rahmon awarded Leader of XXI Century Award

DUSHANBE, August 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Professor Anton Caragea, Director of the European Council on International Relations (ECIR), bestowed the Leader of XXI Century Award upon Tajik President

14:32, august 25, 2011

ECIR honors Tajik leader

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Professor Anton Caragea, Director of the European Council on International Relations (ECIR), is bestowing the Leader of XXI Century Award on Tajik President

11:30, august 25, 2011

Belarusian president to sign agreement on opening of BNTU branch in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2011, Asia-Plus - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan in mid-October this year.

10:14, august 25, 2011

Issues of withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov, yesterday met here with British Air Vice-Marshal Graham Howard, Assistant Chief of the Defense Staff

14:57, august 24, 2011

Austria increases assistance to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Austria plans to increase assistance to Tajikistan.

09:11, august 24, 2011

Rahmon receives Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Committee

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon met here yesterday with Zhang Chunxian, Secretary of Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

15:56, august 23, 2011

Tajik embassy in Berlin organizes stand to expose Tajikistan’s tourism capacity

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Embassy in Berlin has participated in an Open Doors Day of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Tajik MFA

13:52, august 23, 2011

Uzbek president will not attend CIS summit in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek President Islam Karimov will not attend the upcoming CIS summit in Dushanbe, the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe reports.

11:45, august 23, 2011

IRP leader meets with Tajik labor migrants working in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of Tajik parliament, has visited

16:54, august 22, 2011

Tajik parliament speaker receives delegation of Chinese Communists

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Shukurjon Zuhurov, met here today with a delegation of the Communist

14:41, august 22, 2011

Uzbekistan will not close border checkpoints with Tajikistan ahead of Independence Day

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek authorities will not close border checkpoints with Tajikistan this year ahead of Uzbekistan’s Independence Day, which is marked on September 1,

11:21, august 22, 2011

Delegation of Central Committee of China’s Communist Party visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of the Communist Party of China, led by Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of

14:08, august 18, 2011

Emomali Rahmon – “Leader of the XXI Century”

DUSHANBE, August 18, 2011, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon was awarded the Leader of the XXI Century Award at a special session of the European Council on International Relations in

13:57, august 17, 2011

Member of IRPT Political Council withdraws from the party in protest

DUSHANBE, August 17, 2011, Asia-Plus - Mirzomuhammadi Navid, member of the Political Council of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) and Chairman’s Councellor for Cultural Affairs,

14:39, august 15, 2011

Leaders of the CSTO countries have decided to accelerate the process of CRRF establishment

Dushanbe, August, 15, 2011, Asia-plus - During the informal summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Astana leaders of the countries agreed to equip and empower the Collective Rapid

12:19, august 12, 2011

NDPT invites Chinese communists to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 12, 2011, Asia-Plus - A delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China headed by Zhou Yunkan, member of the Constant Committee of the Political Bureau of the

12:04, august 12, 2011

Rahmon leaves for Astana informal summit

At Astana informal summit of heads of CSTO member states will discuss regional security issues.

10:55, august 10, 2011

Prospects of Tajik-Pakistani cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 10, 2011, Asia-Plus - Yesterday Tajik Prime Minister Aqil Aqilov met with the visiting Minister of Communications of Pakistan Arbab Almagir Khan.

13:04, august 9, 2011

OIC concerned over law on parental responsibility

Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) waits for explanation from the official Dushanbe.

15:59, august 8, 2011

Shabdolov: The law on parental responsibility for upbringing of children to be modified

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Shodi Shabdolov, leader of the Communist party of Tajikistan and deputy of the Lower Chamber of Tajikistan’s Parliament, is confident that the Law “On

11:23, august 8, 2011

President hands state awards to front-rank workers

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2011, Asia-Plus - On August 7 Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon handed state awards to more than 200 front-rank workers of such sectors as energy, industry, agriculture,

18:07, august 6, 2011

Person enjoying president’s confidence may replace Asadullo Ghulomov, say experts

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajik experts are sure that the government is currently faced with a difficult choice – who will replace Asadullo Ghulomov as first deputy prime minister.

15:37, august 6, 2011

Tajik MFA: Use of Ayni airfield will not be discussed with Indian delegation

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2011, Asia-Plus --An Indian delegation, led by Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCA) Kishan Kumar Nohwar, is expected to arrive in Dushanbe on August 11 for a two-day working

11:29, august 5, 2011

Pakistani minister communications to visit Pakistan

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Pakistani Minister for Communications, Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan, is expected to arrive in Dushanbe on August 7 for a three-day working visit.

11:16, august 5, 2011

Tajik FM holds a number of bilateral meetings in Ashgabat

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday August 4, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan with Baymurat Hojamuhammedov Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of

17:16, august 4, 2011

Robin Ord-Smith to be next British Ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The British Embassy in Dushanbe has announced the appointment of Mr. Robin Jeremy Ord-Smith as British Ambassador to Tajikistan in succession to Mr.

09:41, august 4, 2011

Tajik FM meets with Turkmen President in Ashgabat

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi who was on a two-day working visit to Turkmenistan yesterday met in Ashgabat with Turkmen President Gurbanguly

09:06, august 3, 2011

First Tajik-Romanian business forum to take place in Bucharest

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ambassador Rustamjon Soliyev, Head of Tajikistan''s Mission to the European Union, held a number of meetings with high-ranking Romanian state officials

11:08, august 2, 2011

Tajik FM pays two-day working visit to Turkmenistan

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By president’s order Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi today morning departed for Ashgabat, Turkmenistan for a two-day working visit.

10:02, august 2, 2011

Tajik envoy meets with former Ukrainian president

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Ukraine Shuhrat Sultonov met with former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in Kiev at the end of last week, the Tajik MFA