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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Central Asian countries (C5) -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- all Muslim countries members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have shared values and historical ties, and possess significant oil and gas resources that qualify them to play an influential role in the global energy security field, asiaplustj.info »
Central Asia’s nations have markedly increase mutual direct investment in each other's economies in recent years, To-date, more and more countries have been paying attention to deepening integration processes with neighboring countries. asiaplustj.info »
A three-day SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development kicked off in the city of Yangling, Shaanxi Province of China on May 29. asiaplustj.info »
For 2023, Tajikistan is ranked 120 of 145 out of the countries considered for the annual Global Firepower (GFP) review. The country reportedly holds a PowerIndex* score of 2.6403 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect'). asiaplustj.info »
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which unites 10 countries of South, Central and West Asia, intends to turn its region into a block of interconnected and sustainable economies, ECO Secretary General Khusrav Noziri stated on January 24, according to Bolshaya Aziya ( Big Asia ). asiaplustj.info »
For 2023, Tajikistan is ranked 120 of 145 out of the countries considered for the annual Global Firepower (GFP) review. The country reportedly holds a PwrIndx* score of 2.6403 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect'). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in the 9th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue, which was held in Tokyo on December 24, according to the Tajik MFA information department. In a statement delivered at the meeting, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has earned 101 million U. S. dollars (USD) exporting electricity to neighboring countries, which is 10. 7 percent more than in the same period last year (in January-October last year, Tajikistan exported 91. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministers from five Central Asian countries and Korean foreign minister participated in the 25th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum that was held at the Paradise Hotel in Haeundae District, Busan, the Republic of Korea, on October 25. 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 »
Tajikistan is listed among top ten countries in terms of their nationals entering Russian universities. RBC says that among those top ten countries are also Belarus, Abkhazia, the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, Moldova, as well as China, India, Iran, and Vietnam. asiaplustj.info »
An international investment forum, dubbed Pamir Invest 2022, took place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), on August 17. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Minister of transport Azim Ibrohim heading a government delegation is participating in a two-day Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries that kicked off in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan today. asiaplustj.info »
The intention to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), has been stated by representatives of ten nations, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as Nepal, Cambodia and some other countries. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Prosecutor-General has expressed concerned about the fact that citizens of some post-Soviet countries are fighting on the side of Ukraine. A joint board meeting of the Prosecutor-General’s Offices of Tajikistan and Russia took place in Dushanbe on July 26. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has identified certain common transshipment points through which restricted or controlled exports have been known to pass before reaching destinations in Russia or Belarus. asiaplustj.info »
Sanctions imposed by the West on Russia have already affected labor migrants from Central Asia, says a report released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). asiaplustj.info »
Speaking to members of the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum via video link, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the countries, which are attempting to isolate Russia, are primarily only harming their economies, Izvestiya reports . asiaplustj.info »
Iran has the upper hand in drone production in the region, making it possible for the country to meet its needs while cooperating with other countries of the region on producing reconnaissance drones, a senior spokesman for the Iranian armed forces said on May 18, according to IRNA . asiaplustj.info »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a press conference after a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Foreign Ministers in Dushanbe on Friday, May 13. Global and regional issues, interaction in CIS format as well as current developments in Ukraine were reportedly on the agenda of the meeting. asiaplustj.info »
Experts say the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine crisis will put economic strain on many smaller countries with close economic ties to the Russian Federation. One of those countries is Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik president Emomali Rahmon on February 5 met in Beijing with a number of heads of countries and international organizations on the sidelines of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say a high-level meeting took place in Kabul on January 19 to assess the status of the Afghanistan economy. The meeting was attended by members of the Islamic Emirate cabinet and UN representatives as well as representatives of 20 foreign countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says Tajikistan reduced the export of electricity to the neighboring countries almost 10 times in October. Last month, Tajikistan reportedly exported US$1. asiaplustj.info »
The CIS member nations are ready to sign an agreement on free trade in services, according to the CIS Executive Committee. asiaplustj.info »
National security advisers (NSAs) and security council secretaries of eight countries, including India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, participated in the Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan that took place in New Delhi on November 10. asiaplustj.info »
But the right to decide what to do with refugees from Afghanistan belongs to the countries of the region. The possibility of placing Afghan refugees on the territory of Central Asian countries for humanitarian purposes cannot be ruled out, but the decision remains with the countries of this region. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, on September 1 criticized EU members' failure to take in significant numbers of Afghans fleeing the country. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on August 20 discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan, along with other international issues. asiaplustj.info »
The US Department of State notes that a joint statement issued by more than 60 countries on August 15 says Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports and border crossings must remain open. The U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first four months of this year, Tajikistan has supplied more than 11.2 million US dollars’ worth of electricity to neighboring countries, which is 30.8 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the media briefing on COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted on May 14 that alongside public health measures, vaccination is key to controlling this pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of civil societies of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan released a joint statement, in which they call for an immediate end to all military and aggressive actions and ask presidents of both countries to take responsibility for the negotiation process. asiaplustj.info »
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called on countries to suspend sales of live wild mammals in traditional food markets, also known as “wet markets”, in efforts to prevent the emergence of new deadly diseases, such as COVID-19, according to the UN News Center . asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) yesterday published its Macroeconomic Review with forecasts for the economic development of its member states for 2021 and the medium term. The review states that, at the beginning of this year, the global economy started to steadily recover. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday reviewed the latest situation of bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries on Afghanistan issues and expressed interest of their countries in further expansion of political, economic and cultural cooperation, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
European media reports said yesterday that the European Union (EU)'s leading states are to restart their roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Europe's medicines regulator concluded it was “safe and effective. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the media briefing on March 15, the World health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in particular, noted that since the last press conference on Friday (February 12), several more countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines as a precautionary measure, after reports of blood clots in people who had received the vaccine from two batches asiaplustj.info »
European media reports say several countries, including Denmark, Iceland, Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Thailand and some others have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reports that some people developed blood clots, although there is no proof that the shot was responsible. asiaplustj.info »
Citing concerns for the wives and children of militants of the Islamic State (IS) terror group who have been detained in squalid camps in northeast Syria, 57 unnamed countries have been urged to repatriate their nationals immediately. asiaplustj.info »
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on February 5 that 75% of all COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide have been given in just 10 countries, while nearly 130 nations have not given a single vaccination. asiaplustj.info »
Along with Cameroon, Guatemala, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mozambique and Nigeria Tajikistan with 25 scores has been ranked 149th in the 2020 Transparency International (IT)’s Corruption Perceptions Index. asiaplustj.info »
In 2001-2002, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) presented a detailed analysis of the differences in migration flows from Central Asia to the countries of Eurasia and Europe. Ten years ago, the EU countries were mainly visited by persons seeking asylum and international protection and a small number of labor migrants, says an article by Olga Gulina, posted on CABAR. asiaplustj.info »
Over the last four months of last year, Tajikistan reportedly increased electrical power supplies to neighboring countries step-by-step by nearly 80 percent. Tajikistan reportedly supplied more than US$1. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank notes that COVID-19 has dealt a major blow to world’s poorest countries, causing a recession that could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty. Public debt in emerging markets has reportedly surged to levels not seen in 50 years, and many developing countries have increasingly taken on debt on non-concessional terms. asiaplustj.info »
A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against journalists, published by Reporters without Borders (RSF) on December 28. asiaplustj.info »
More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high to very high levels of water shortages and scarcity, and almost half of them face severe constraints, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). asiaplustj.info »
Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan national power utility company) continued exporting electricity to neighboring countries last month. Meanwhile, rural areas of Tajikistan currently have electricity only several hours per day. asiaplustj.info »
Countries participating in the United Nations Special Programme for Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) have recognized the need for a more integrated approach towards structural economic transformation in order to build back better while staying on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. asiaplustj.info »
The eyes of the world, and notably of Central Asia’s countries, are upon events that have unfolded in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary elections on October 4. Editors of CABAR analytical platform interviewed regional political experts on how the public reacted to events in the neighboring country and how they could possibly echo in other countries. asiaplustj.info »
