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Elders from border villages of Tajikistan’s Sughd province and Kyrgyzstan’s Batken region met at the end last week to discuss issues of strengthening friendly relations between the residents of border areas. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Mahmadsaid Zuvaidzoda, the head of the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of Tajikistan, said on February 4 that construction of new buildings for the country’s government and parliament will be completed in October 2023. asiaplustj.info »
TOLOnews says the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) is planning to a launch nationwide census, saying that there is no exact information about the populations living in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
A new office for testing and training migrants of ARSA Ltd has opened in Dushanbe. An official opening ceremony of the new office for testing and training migrants of ARSA Ltd took place in Dushanbe on January 20. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Minister of Education and Science Muhammadyusuf Imomzoda has called on journalists not to make a meal of enlistment of students and undergraduates into the military. “Serving the Fatherland is, in fact, our civic duty. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Ambassador to Turkey Ashrafjon Gulov on February 1 met in Ankara with Mr. Hassan Basri Kurt, the President of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey (KOSGEB). asiaplustj.info »
Amriddin Alovatshoyev, who is considered leader of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in Russia, faces charges of holding hostage and committing other crimes. Shodi Hafizzoda, the chief of the Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control Directorate, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 2 that criminal proceedings have been instituted against Amriddin Alovatshoyev. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik authorities have confirmed detention of Amriddin Alovatshoyev in Russia and extradition of him to Tajikistan, though they had previously denied this. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban interim government has called on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to resolve their problems through negotiations. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan official and the current spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, tweeted this on January 31. asiaplustj.info »
On January 27, Tajikistan Ambassador to Meeting of the Tajikistan Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Rukhshona Emomali met in London with the UK Minister for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says that even before the fighting broke out last week on the uneasy and poorly demarcated border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, it was clear that trouble was looming. Ever since the last serious bout of unrest, in April, even stepping close to the invisible and inexistent border has meant courting danger, particularly for Kyrgyz citizens. asiaplustj.info »
At least two persons killed and more than 30 others wounded in new fighting between Kyrgyz and Tajik border troops in a standoff over a blocked road. As usual, each side blames the other for starting the shooting. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a US$30 million grant to modernize the Yovon irrigation and drainage system in the lower Vakhsh river basin in Tajikistan, say press release issued by the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) on January 27. asiaplustj.info »
Russian military bases deployed in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to receive more than 70 piece of weapons and military equipment this year. A source within the Russian military base in Tajikistan says Commander of Russia’s Central Military District (CMD), Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, told reporters about this on January 24. asiaplustj.info »
To this end, the parties plan to create joint industrial enterprises. The government of Tajikistan, by its resolution, instructed to approve an agreement with the government of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of industry and new technologies, and take the necessary measures for its implementation. asiaplustj.info »
A student of the Medical University faced ill-treatment by policemen in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan senior officials and representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) discussed opportunities to incorporate climate and resilience considerations into COVID-19 recovery and long-term development planning during a roundtable on 19 January 2022. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Ambassador to Turkey Ashrafjon Gulov yesterday met in Ankara with the Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar. asiaplustj.info »
Asked about some Afghan army helicopters that went to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on August 15 and now, the Taliban is looking to get them back, Mr. John F. Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, noted at a briefing on January 18 they are still working out the disposition of those helicopters. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday January 18, Tajikistan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Bahodur Sharifi met with the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization of the UAE, Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
A legendary opera by Giuseppe Verdi, La traviata, will be performed in Dushanbe next month. The opera will be performed at the Opera and Ballet Theater named after Sadriddin Ayni on February 26 and 27. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement released at the China-Central Asia economic and trade cooperation forum, which was held via video link on January 17, Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda, in particular, noted that China became one of major trading partners of Central Asia’s nations, including Tajikistan, and the largest investor in Central Asia, the Tajik Ministry of Economic asiaplustj.info »
Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan yesterday visited the Dushanbe-based subunit of the Russian 201st military base deployed in Tajikistan. The military base press center says he met with the command of the base and had a conversation with the faithful military personnel, during which, he told how to keep the fast in the conditions of military service. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have discussed the issue of full resumption of bus service between their cities. A regular meeting of the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan joint commission on international road traffic took place in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on January 12, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT) of Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree on measures aimed at strengthening the level of population's social security and increasing the minimum wage, public sector wage, pensions and allowances [scholarships]. asiaplustj.info »
Acting Defense Minister in Taliban’s Interim Government, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said on Tuesday at a ceremony in Kabul, during which the air force held an exercise, that the military aircraft that were taken abroad should be returned, according to TOLOnews . asiaplustj.info »
Moscow police conducted a check after anonymous reports of the laying of mines inside Tajik and Kyrgyz embassies in Moscow with the demand of the withdrawal of the troops of these countries from Kazakhstan, TASS and Moskva news agency report referring to their sources within the law enforcement agencies. asiaplustj.info »
Russia and China’s foreign ministers held a phone call on December 10 to discuss bilateral ties and evaluate the latest developments in Kazakhstan. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi both strongly supported efforts by the Kazakh administration to restore order in the country. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon held a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin yesterday following an extraordinary online session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Collective Security Council. asiaplustj.info »
To directly contribute to improving the competitiveness of agricultural products in the region, a practical training on commercial quality standards and quality systems of Dry and Dried Produce has been organized in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent. asiaplustj.info »
Three agreements, signed between the defense ministries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on military cooperation, were ratified by Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament in late December. asiaplustj.info »
A road connecting the administrative center of Rushan district with Bartang jamoat in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, has reportedly reopened for traffic after being cleared of snow. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday January 5, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is the current rotating chair of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)’s Collective Security Council, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports says Afghanistan’s power utility company (Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, or DBAS) announced in a statement released on December 31, 2021 that Uzbekistan has extended the agreement of importing electricity to Afghanistan for the year, 2022. asiaplustj.info »
In his New Year’s address, which is posted on his official website, President Emomali Rahmon calls on Tajikistanis use resources rationally. He, in particular, emphasized his address that the situation in the region and the world is more and more complicated and becomes unpredictable. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik-Chinese joint gold mining venture Zarafshon (JV Zarafshon) has been exempted from paying taxes and customs duties on equipment technologies being supplied to Tajikistan for construction of a metallurgical plant. asiaplustj.info »
Relatives of Madina Mahmadjonova, who became the victim of a notorious polygamy case, and defense lawyer who represented them in trial denounce the court verdict against Aziza Davlatova and Parviz Davlatov and vow to appeal to the Supreme Court Appellate Board. asiaplustj.info »
National power utility companies of Tajikistan and Afghanistan have reportedly signed an agreement on the supply of electricity from Tajikistan to Afghanistan in 2022. asiaplustj.info »
On Sunday December 26, Prince Rahim met with His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, at the Presidential Palace, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). At the meeting, Prince Rahim reportedly conveyed to the President and the people of Portugal Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has extradited 13 persons to Tajikistan wanted by Tajik law enforcement authorities on suspicion of being involved in financial and drug-related crimes. The Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation says eleven men and two women have been extradited to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Projected climate change on global and regional scales have beneficial and adverse effects on both environmental and socio-economic systems, but the more significant the changes and the rate of climate change, the more the adverse effects predominate, says press release issued by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has supported the construction and rehabilitation of 70 houses damaged or destroyed by a magnitude 5. 8 earthquake that struck Rasht Valley back in July, says WFP Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Natives of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) studying and working abroad have applied to the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan and mobile company operating in the region with solicitation to restore access to Internet in GBAO. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first eleven months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods sector has stood at 7.5 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Meanwhile, the cost of products of the food industry over the reporting period has reportedly increased in Tajikistan on average by 6. asiaplustj.info »
Eighteen experts in the field of fashion and sewing from Tajik educational institutions and clothing companies have enrolled in an intensive tailoring course featuring the most modern design technologies and innovative trends: Drafting and Sewing Bottoms and Pattern Drafting & Sewing, says press release issued by the International Trade Center (ITC) Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced Parviz (Lutfullo) Davlatov to eight years in prison on December 14. But amnesty was applied on him and his jail term was cut to five years and four months. asiaplustj.info »
On the outskirts of the city of Kulob towards Shamsiddin-Shohin district, a group of young men have stopped vehicles with GBAO registration plates (04) and threatened them, one of passengers told Asia-Plus by phone Saturday (December 11) afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on December 7 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their long-term collaboration on supporting the Afghan people in building their resilience – providing amongst other things essential health services, food security and access to renewable energy, says press release issued by AKDN. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan-assembled electric bus and trolleybus have appeared on the streets of Dushanbe. The electric bus and the trolleybus have been assembled at the Akia Avesto plant in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Alif Bank has accomplished the first stage of its partnership with Visa with the issuing of debit and premium Visa cards for Tajikistani residents, according to Financial IT . Tajikistani fintech will be using the Visa payment network to roll out its suite of financial products and services over the coming years. asiaplustj.info »
