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Russian authorities have rejected the majority of applications for participation in Russian language testing for children of migrants, Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare) reported on May 13. asiaplustj.info »
Bus service between the Tajik northern city of Khujand and the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been reinstated after being suspended due to the pandemic. Tajik and Russian entrepreneurs have reportedly collaborated to restore the route. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has passed, in its second and third readings, a law prohibiting Russian schools from admitting the children of migrants who have not passed a Russian language proficiency test, RBC reports . asiaplustj.info »
As it had been reported earlier, Russian MP Mikhail Matveyev has blamed labor migrants for the devaluation of the Russian ruble. He stated on his Telegram channel that labor migrants are transferring earnings made in Russia back to their home countries, artificially driving demand for foreign currency and increasing the dollar exchange rate. asiaplustj.info »
The leadership of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan discussed prospects for cooperation in the field of road safety with representatives of the Russian manufacturer of metal structures of road infrastructure – OJSC “Plant Prodmash”. asiaplustj.info »
State Duma deputy, head of the Fair Russia faction Sergei Mironov proposed to introduce a temporary moratorium on granting Russian citizenship to immigrants from Central Asia, the “Parlamentskaya Gazeta” writes. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say that speaking at a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu stated yesterday that NATO continues increasing its military presence on the northern and western borders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member nations and conducts exercises to practice asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities are expected to abolish the status of native speaker of the Russian language for foreigners. A native speaker of the Russian language is a foreign citizen who is fluent in Russian, can easily communicate in it and uses it in everyday life. asiaplustj.info »
In an apparent reciprocal move, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a decree allowing the use of assets, valuable papers, and property belonging to the United States or to U.S. citizens in Russia to compensate for damages caused by the confiscation of assets and property belonging to Russian tycoons and the Russian central bank in the United States. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on April 17 that Russian authorities have arrested a dual Tajik–Russian national in connection with the March 22 terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk that left more than 140 people dead. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports, citing Russian security services, say gunmen have attacked a concert hall in the Russian city of Krasnogorsk, Moscow oblast on the evening of March 22. Attackers clad in camouflage gear reportedly took part in the attack, in the north-western suburb of Krasnogorsk. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Pro-Western non-governmental organizations have intensified anti-Russian activities in Central Asia. Shoigu yesterday delivered a statement on the occasion of the Special Operations Forces Day at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian charge d’affaires on December 23 in the absence of the country’s ambassador. It handed over to the Russian diplomat a note of protest over the statement the 6th Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum issued in Morocco on December 21 on three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian ruble (RR) continues going up against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), after the Russian authorities re-imposed currency controls in early October. According to data from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the ruble became 3. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian ruble (RR) has leapt against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), after the Russian authorities re-imposed currency controls in early October. According to data from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the ruble became 5. asiaplustj.info »
Russian ruble surges after the Russian authorities ordered 43 companies to prop up the slumping currency by selling some of their foreign cash Interfax reports that the Russian authorities announced on Wednesday evening that they are introducing mandatory sales of foreign currency earnings on the domestic market for the country's largest exporters for a period of six months in order asiaplustj.info »
The infamous Russian philosopher and one of the ideologists of the "Russian world" Alexander Dugin offered Tajik migrants his original formula for life in Russia. On August 16, in his telegram channel, he published 8 principles under which migrant workers from Tajikistan have the right to live and work in Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
Head of the Presidential Council of Russian Federation for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) Valery Fadeev proposed amendments to the legislation prohibiting the admission of children who do not know Russian to schools, and implying the teaching of Russian to children from migrant families in special centers. asiaplustj.info »
According to statistical data from the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation about the migration situation in the country, about 87,000 nationals of Tajikistan have got Russian citizenship over the first six months of this year, which is 13,000 more compared to the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday, July 6, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) set the exchange rate of the Tajik national currency, the somonis (TJS), against the Russian ruble (RR) at 0. 120:1. 00. Before that, the exchange rate of RR against TJS was at such a low level on December 6, 2016. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Husnullin, heading a Russian government delegation arrived in Dushanbe today on a two day working visit. Tajik state-run news agency Khovar says the main purpose of the visit is for the delegation to discuss with high-ranking Tajik state officials a broad range of issues related to further expansion of the bilateral economic cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities have extended the list of occupations for simplified citizenship. The list has increased to 203 occupations. The Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation has extended the list of occupations and qualifications simplifying for foreigners and stateless persons to obtain the Russian citizenship. asiaplustj.info »
The Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, considers it necessary to eliminate gaps in the country’s legislation and provide for mechanism for teaching foreigners’ children the Russian language depending on their knowledge of the Russian language, RIA Novosti reported on June 6. asiaplustj.info »
Moscow hopes that Dushanbe will soon determine what benefits will bring it the accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The Russian Foreign Ministry press center says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this yesterday during a visit to the headquarters of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Examination of potential migrant workers in the Russian language has begun in Dushanbe. Labor migrants have been passing the Russian language test at the Center for Pre-departure Counseling and Training of Labor Migrants, the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and employment of the Population (MoLMEP) since May 29. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree in a move that could help bolster the ranks of the military as Moscow continues to pursue its military campaign in Ukraine. On Monday, November 14, Russian President Putin signed a decree amending the regulations for foreign nationals to serve in the Russian Army. asiaplustj.info »
The number of Tajiks holding Russian securities increased by 23% in the second quarter of this year. The Central Bank of Russia published data on the citizens of which countries invest in the Russian securities market through local brokers. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at a meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, on August 24 that Russia is raising the combat potential of its military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and other response forces amid the developments in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
The findings of the survey conducted by Mashvarati Rasonai ( Media Advice ) and Zerkalo ( Mirror ) show that although Russian TV channels have seen a growing decline in their viewership in Tajikistan over the past three years, Russian news channels continue having a major impact on public opinion in the country. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian ruble (RR) has lost more than 6.0 percent of its value against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), in a day. According to data from the National bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the exchange rate of RR against TJS fell from 1:0.141 set for February 24 to 1:0.133 set for January 25. asiaplustj.info »
The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentia Matviyenko, will pay an official visit to Tajikistan from February 24-25, Russian’s news agency TASS reported on February 10, citing Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov. asiaplustj.info »
The Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation has reportedly lifted the ban on entry to the country 120,000 Tajik migrants who have committed minor offenses in Russia. TASS says Aleksey Yegorov, the chief of the Russian Interior Ministry’s representative office in Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on December 27 that Russian has allowed 120,000 Tajik migrants back in. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will be used in protecting the borders of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) member nations in case of a direct aggression from Afghanistan, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry press center says . "Our base in Tajikistan is powerful and strong enough. asiaplustj.info »
Russian customs officer have announced the seizure of 810 kilograms of heroin smuggled into Russia out of Central Asia. Citing the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (FTS), RBC says the members of a criminal group had been attempting to create a channel to smuggle the seized heroin in batches of 200 kilograms each into the Netherlands. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan has received a new portable air-defense system – the man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile 9k333 Verba, according to the press center of the Russia Central Military District. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday April 28, Tajik Security Council Secretary Nasrullo Mahmoudzoda yesterday met here with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. According to the press service of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF), the two discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Tajikistan in the field of security for 2021-2022. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma on February 8 met in Moscow with Russian Minister of Energy Nikolai Shulginov. According to the press center of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the parties discussed ongoing and forward-looking projects of companies of Russia’s fuel-energy complex in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The commander of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, Colonel Sergei Goryachev, heading a delegation of the base arrived in Shohambari village in Hisor district to congratulate the 109-year-old war veteran Rashid Karimov on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad. asiaplustj.info »
Russian doctor and media personality Alexander Myasnikov supposes that the real wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has no yet reached Tajikistan. “Unfortunately, Tajikistan is not the first country to declare itself a winner of the coronavirus,” Russian TV doctor told Sputnik Tajikistan in an interview on January 27. asiaplustj.info »
Russian has begun vaccinating servicemen of its military base deployed in Tajikistan against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to information from the press center of Russian 201st Military Base deployed in Tajikistan, the coronavirus vaccination campaign among the Russian military personnel deployed in Tajikistan began on January 20. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Russian officials have discussed the situation of Tajik labor migrants during the pandemic. On November 30, Tajik Ambassador to Russia Imomuddin Sattorov met in Moscow with Russian Minister of Construction and Housing Irek Faizullin. asiaplustj.info »
During a telephone conversation that was held yesterday at the initiative of Uzbekistan, the presidents discussed the preparations for the upcoming CIS Heads of State Council that will be held this month under Uzbekistan’s presidency in the format of a video conference. asiaplustj.info »
During his working visit to Moscow, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also Speaker of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), yesterday met with Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Russia plans to create a national biometric database to identify both citizens and foreign nationals via face recognition and fingerprints. Citing Russia's Interior Ministry, the state-run TASS news agency reported on November 22 that the Interior Ministry plans to develop the centralized biometric database in 2021-23. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Russian civil aviation authorities have discussed the resumption of regular flights and organization of charter flights. Ikrom Subhonzoda, Director of the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan and Alexander Neradko, First Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation on November 11 held consultations via video link. asiaplustj.info »
The department says that this issue is currently not being discussed. Tajikistan has not yet applied for a Russian vaccine against coronavirus. This was reported to "Asia-Plus" in the press center of the Ministry of Health of the republic. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of the possible return of Russian border guards to the Tajik-Afghan border is not on the agenda, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhrddin told reporters in Dushanbe on July 27. asiaplustj.info »
More than 500 Russian nationals, including women and children, stranded at the Oibek border crossing point (BCP) on the Tajik-Uzbek (Mastchoh district of Sughd province) are waiting for help from their country. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday met in the Kremlin with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who arrived in Moscow to attend celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. of 1941-1945. asiaplustj.info »
The northern district of Asht (Sughd province) has exported 2,720 tons of fruits to the Russian Federation, according to the Sughd governor’s press center. Sughd governor Rajabboy Ahmadzoda has reportedly visited the Asht district to get acquainted with the process of collection and processing of apricots. asiaplustj.info »
