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Turkmenistan is ready to collaborate with Tajikistan on creating a transport corridor to provide Tajikistan with access to the Caspian Sea, according to Turkmenistan’s media outlets. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan asks the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to revise the form of financial support for the country. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on April 28 that trouble appears to be brewing on Tajikistan’s common border with in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, in southeastern Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
AKIpress reported on January 18 that the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubayev has said that 2022 was rather complex period of relations with Tajikistan. "September incident... we held talks after that a very long time. The situation is getting better slowly. asiaplustj.info »
The chairman of Tajikistan’s state-run think tank has said Tajikistan’s relations with Iran are based on mutual respect, IRNA reported on December 21. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reports that Director of the Exploration Department of the National Iranian Oil Company, Mehdi Fakour, said at a news conference in Tehran on December 6 that the National Iranian Oil Company has used modern methods developed by knowledge-based companies to discover new oil reserves in southwestern Iran. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has promised to submit the draft agreement with Tajikistan on delineation of the disputed segments of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border to Jokorgu Kenesh (Kyrgyzstan’s parliament) until the New Year, 24. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s culture minister says the Central Asian country is intent on expanding cultural ties with Iran as she reiterates the need for holding increased number of cultural events between the two Persian-speaking nations, IRNA reported on November 14. asiaplustj.info »
Ambassador of Tajikistan in Moscow Davlatshoh Gulmakhmadzoda held a meeting with Tajik students and members of the Public Council at the Embassy. The Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Russia reports this on its official website. asiaplustj.info »
The foreign trade turnover of Tajikistan with the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for seven months of this year amounted to about $ 2. 9 billion, the Tajik statistical office reports. asiaplustj.info »
The United States of America plans to expand cooperation in the field of security and promotion of fundamental freedoms with Tajikistan. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this in his congratulatory speech on the occasion of the celebration of Tajikistan's independence, according to the website of the American diplomatic mission. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reports that as evidence leaks out about Chinese atrocities against Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang, international legal experts are weighing how to hold Beijing accountable. China reportedly dismisses all claims as fabrications by a West jealous of its economic power. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) ratified the Agreement between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan on cooperation in the field of pensions on Tuesday, June 28. The Agreement was signed in Dushanbe on September 15, 2021. asiaplustj.info »
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Shixin Chen reaffirmed ADB’s support for Tajikistan’s development priorities and discussed ways of further strengthening the almost 25-year partnership with the country in meetings on Monday June 6 with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, First Deputy Prime Minister and ADB Governor Davlatali Said, among other senior officials, according asiaplustj.info »
On Friday May 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Maulen Ashimbayev, the Chair and the member of the Senate of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan’s upper chamber of parliament). asiaplustj.info »
Open Democracy article -- Tajikistan Has a Special Relationship with Russia. Could War Change That? -- describes public sentiments in Tajikistan regarding Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to take necessary measures to get non-tariff quota for grain from Russia. This is stated in a government regulation on the plan of actions to prevent the impact of possible risks on the national economy. asiaplustj.info »
After a two-year break, Tajikistan has resumed air traffic with Iran and India, an official source with the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is expected to reopen all border crossing points (BCPs) along its common border with Uzbekistan on March 15. Tajikistan’s national news agency Khovar says all BCPs along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan will reopen on March 15. asiaplustj.info »
On March 3, Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan, Ambassador Qozidavlat Qoimdodov, met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Tajikistan (with residence in Nur-Sultan), His Excellency Alan Hamson, the AKDN Resident Office in Tajikistan says. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reported on February 11 that Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has felicitated Iran on 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory, calling for development of all-out cooperation between Dushanbe and Tehran. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA says Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin said on February 2 that Dushanbe always wants to expand bilateral relations with Tehran. Muhriddin reportedly made the remarks during the press conference on Wednesday. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is ready to resume rail links with Russia right now in compliance with all sanitary requirements, Anvar Latifzoda, a spokesman for Tajik Railways (Tajikistan’s state-run railways company), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Saeed Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, said on December 11 that there will be good news about the neutralization and ineffectiveness of sanctions in the coming days. asiaplustj.info »
Procured through funds raised from private donations, 600 sets of a relief package containing a mattress, pillow, blanket, linen, towels and hygiene kit have been handed over by Caritas Switzerland to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan to support fleeing Afghan citizens seeking possible refuge in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan (MoINT) has published a list of food products, with which the republic can fully satisfy its internal needs. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday November 10, the Committee for Food Security under the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations (UN) hosted a high-level meeting to launch the National Food Systems Pathway with the participation of the government, UN, development partners, civil society and the private sector. asiaplustj.info »
Today the Government of Tajikistan launched the process of developing an investment plan to boost the health care system, at an event, which was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, civil society, development partners, and the World Bank. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov surprised many at a recent press conference in Bishkek by proposing a land to exchange territory with Tajikistan to help resolve a long-standing border dispute. asiaplustj.info »
For the first time since deadly border clashes last spring, Kyrgyzstan is allowing a limited number of Tajiks to enter the country. Some 1,932 Tajik university students, who were unable to start the academic year due to the disruption, may now cross into the country, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Edil Baisalov announced on October 21. asiaplustj.info »
“How fast we will complete delimitation and demarcation, so fast the border [with Tajikistan] will reopen,” Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov told reporters at the Ala-Archa State Residence on October 23, according to AKIpress. asiaplustj.info »
On September 15, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received at the Palace of Nation Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia Dmitry Kozak. asiaplustj.info »
They noted that Tajikistan is interested in developing mutually beneficial relations with the United States in the spirit of mutual respect. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan handed a note to the US Ambassador to Tajikistan in connection with the statements of President Joe Biden. asiaplustj.info »
Dust storm will cover many regions of Tajikistan on September 10-11. In addition, in some areas of the republic, winds are expected to increase up to 15-20 m/s, reports the Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Republic. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Youth Team (U-23) played the first of two planned friendlies against peers from Bahrain. The meeting took place on September 3 at the “Khalifa Sport City” stadium in Manama and ended in a goalless draw, the press service of the Football Federation of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan has received new weapons amid aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
As part of his working trip to the European Union countries the Prosecutor-General of Tajikistan Yusuf Rahmon on August 2 met in Vienna with Ambassador Tuula Yrj asiaplustj.info »
An article by RFE/RL Central Asia specialist Bruce Pannier says relations between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reached an all-time low at the end of April when the armed forces of the two countries battled over border issues. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan is practically now in Taliban hands. On June 22, they captured the Sher Khan Bandar crossing into Tajikistan, a location around 60 kilometers north of the Afghan city of Kunduz. asiaplustj.info »
A video shot by a resident of Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in Tajikistan, shows the Taliban militant movement member hoisting a flag on the border-crossing bridge over the Pan River connecting Qala-ye Bar Panja, the administrative center of the Shighnan district in Afghanistan Badakhshan province, and Khorog’s Tem neighborhood unit. asiaplustj.info »
A session of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) took place yesterday in a video conferencing. CSTO Secretary General Satnislav Zas also participated in the session. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has appealed to member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for help in dealing with security challenges emerging from neighboring Afghanistan, according to Radio Liberty . asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan will provide Tajikistan with technical support and fuels in exchange for water to irrigate rice, Kazakh Deputy Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources, Serik Kozhaniyazov, told reporters in Astana on June 9. asiaplustj.info »
Recall, Tajikistan this week agreed to divert 315 million cubic meters of water from its Bahri Tojik reservoir, which powers the Qairoqqum hydropower plant in the northern Sughd province, to Kazakhstan, and thereby, supplying its neighbor to the north with crucial irrigation water in the hot months of summer. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reported yesterday that Tajikistan’s Minister of Internal Affairs Ramazon Rahimzoda who is paying a visit to Iran said Dushanbe seeks expansion of ties with Tehran. asiaplustj.info »
This week, Tajikistan agreed to divert 315 million cubic meters of water from its Bahri Tojik reservoir, which powers the Qairoqqum hydropower plant in the northern Sughd province, to Kazakhstan, thereby supplying its neighbor to the north with crucial irrigation water in the hot months of summer. asiaplustj.info »
A further meeting of working groups of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan within the framework of the joint Tajik-Uzbek commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border took place in Khujand, the capital of Tajik northern province of Tajikistan, on May 17-22, a source within Sughd governor’s office told Asia-Plus today morning. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Russian official internet-portal of legal information, Kommersant says President Vladimir Putin has instructed to sign an agreement with Tajikistan on creation of joint air defense system. asiaplustj.info »
A bill on the access to information about activities of the judicial bodies that was drafted by the government has reportedly been sent for consideration to the country’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament. asiaplustj.info »
First Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Ghafour Muhsinzoda, yesterday had a virtual meeting with representatives of the Russian Direct Investment Fund to discuss the possibility of supplying Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
