Tajkistan

10:57, april 24, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Final decision on Roghun dam not reached year: RusAl representative office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , April 24, Asia-Plus – “There is no yet final decision on parameters of a dam for the Roghun power plant in Tajikistan ,” Aleksandr Kasatkin, a

10:41, april 24, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Profit of Tajik enterprises mainly goes to building palaces, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, April 24, Asia-Plus - Tajik known economist also head of the department for economic studies of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, Professor Hojimurod Umarov, telling the “Economic

10:27, april 24, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan threatened with possible default

DUSHANBE, April 24, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan is threatened with possible default, Georgy Koshlakov, a lecturer at Russian-Tajik Slavic University (RTSU) in Dushanbe, remarked at the roundtable

10:01, april 24, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Anti-monopoly committee demands that national air carrier should lower individual air fares

DUSHANBE , April 24, Asia-Plus - Tajik Anti-Monopoly Committee expresses dissatisfaction of Tajik national airline Tojikiston’s rising individual air fares.

09:49, april 24, 2006

POWER

Tajik FMA expresses condolences after French officer dies in landmine accident in Tajikistan

DUSAHNBE, April 24, Asia-Plus - Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) expressed its condolenses to the relatives and friends of

09:35, april 24, 2006

POWER

Majlisi Milli endorses 10 laws adopted by Majlisi Namoyandagon

DUSHANBE , April 24, Asia -Plus - Members of the Majlisi Milli ( Tajikistan ’s upper chamber of parliament) have approved 10 laws adopted by the

10:18, april 23, 2006

TAJKISTAN

State-owned Properties Committee reveals violations in activity of JV “Petroleum Sughd”

DUSHANBE , April 24, Asia-Plus - The State Committee for Management of State-owned Properties has revealed violations in financial activities of the Tajik-Austrian Joint Venture

19:32, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Mortgage bill submitted for consideration to parliament: Construction Committee head

DUSHANBE, April 21, Asia-Plus -- Mechanism of introduction of mortgage is still under consideration in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Chairman of the Committee

18:48, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Issues of cooperation between political parties and local authorities discussed in Kulob

KULOB, April 21, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 20, the OSCIE field office in Kulob hosted a meeting of representatives from five of seven political parties active in Kulob with representatives

18:45, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Issues of drumming up investments in Tajikistan’s economy to be discussed in Tajikistan tomorrow

DUSAHNBE, April 21, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting on drumming up investments in Tajikistan’s economy will be held in Dushanbe on April 22.

14:17, april 21, 2006

POWER

Rahmonov to attend CCCBMA summit in Almaty in June

DUSHANBE, April 21, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov has been invited to attend a summit meeting of the Conference on Cooperation and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CCCBMA) that will

13:58, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Visiting IDB mission assesses a ten-year cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , April 21, Asia-Plus - A mission of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), comprising specialists from the IDB transaction assessment office, arrived in

13:39, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CIS foreign ministers’ meeting opens in Moscow today

DUSAHNBE, April 21, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov is attending a session of the council of the CIS foreign ministers that opened in

13:24, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, RusAl almost come to agreement on height of Roghun dam

DUSHANBE , April 21, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan and “Russian Aluminum” (RusAl) have almost come to an agreement on the height of the Roghun dam, Tajik Energy

13:01, april 21, 2006

INCIDENTS

Four Tajiks killed in Moscow

Dead bodies of four Tajiks were found in the center of Moscow on April 20. Tajik Embassy in Moscow has confirmed this information but says that there are no details of this incident.

12:47, april 21, 2006

POWER

Tajik President, CIS interior ministers discuss issues of extradition of criminals

DUSAHNBE, April 21, Asia-Plus - President Emomali Rahmonov today morning received head of delegations from the CIS states who arrived in Tajikistan to attend the 10 th

12:31, april 21, 2006

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Kulob kills his wife, inflicts numerous stab wounds on his foster-daughter

KULOB, April 21, Asia-Plus - Two dead bodies were found today morning in 9 th microrayon of Kulob.

11:58, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan plans to build gas pipeline from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan

DUSHANBE , April 21, Asia-Plus - A group of specialists from Tajik Ministry of Energy will visit Afghanistan in near future to negotiate the possibility of

10:53, april 21, 2006

POWER

Outgoing Turkish ambassador meets with President Rahmonov at end of his tenure to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 20, outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Tajikistan Ahmed Altay Jengizer conferred with President Emomali Rahmonov at the end of his tenure to

10:28, april 21, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Council of CIS interior ministers holding meeting in Tajik capital

The CIS interior ministers are considering and endorsing new instruction for searching criminals.

10:00, april 21, 2006

POWER

Tajik president, Russian interior ministеr discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 21, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmonov today morning met in Dushanbe with Rashid Nurgaliyev, Russian Minister of Interiors, who arrived in Tajikistan yesterday to attend a

09:21, april 21, 2006

POWER

Rahmonov highly appraises level of cooperation with Russia and the United States

, April 21, Asia-Plus - Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov has highly appraised the level of cooperation with Russia , the United States , China

20:28, april 20, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Individual projects for restructuring of 37 large enterprises in Tajikistan are to be drafted by end of 2007

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus - Individual projects for restructuring 37 large enterprises and natural monopolies in Tajikistan liable to privatization should be drafted by end of the year,

19:20, april 20, 2006

POWER

Tajik President, Finnish FM discuss upcoming presidential election in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus - On Thursday April 20, visiting Finland’s Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja met with President Emomali Rahmonov.

18:00, april 20, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Over 100 enterprises supposed to be privatized in Tajikistan by the end of the year

DUSHANBE , April 20, Asia-Plus - Further more than 100 enterprises are supposed to be privatized in Tajikistan before the end of the year, Iqbolsho Salimov,

17:55, april 20, 2006

POWER

Tajikistan’s intends to declare property amnesty to physical entities

DUSAHNBE, April 20, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s intends to declare property amnesty to physical entities.

17:48, april 20, 2006

POWER

Tajik president promises rapid economic growth in coming several years

President Rahmonov says 41.6 billion Somonis (some US$13 billion) will be provided for reduction poverty in Tajikistan within the next several ears.

17:20, april 20, 2006

POWER

Two new higher education institutions to be established in Tajikistan this year

DUSAHNBE, April 20, Asia-Plus - Two new higher education institutions will have been established in Tajikistan this year, President Rahmonov announced at a joint meeting of

16:48, april 20, 2006

POWER

700 laws adopted by parliament over the past 15 years lay legal foundation of Tajik state: Rahmonov

DUSHANBE , April 20, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan is integral part of international community, President Rahmonov stated at a joint meeting of Tajikistan

16:14, april 20, 2006

POWER

Tajik authorities supporters of democratic elections

DUSHANBE, April 20, Asia-Plus - Tajik authorities are supporters of democratic and transparent elections, President Emomali Rahmonov today remarked addressing a joint meeting a joint session of the