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In statement delivered at the closing ceremony of the UN 2023 Water Conference, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on March 24 that it is necessary to radically change the way they understand, value and manage water. asiaplustj.info »
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will depart for New York on March 20 to participate in the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028), according to the Tajik president’s press service. asiaplustj.info »
Ibrahim Mammadov (Azerbaijan), Research Fellow at the Caucasian Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (QAFSAM), notes in an article for CABAR.asia that the establishment of a regional platform for cooperation on energy related matters would ensure a more efficient allocation of the resources and increase the value of the internal regional trade in the Central Asian region. asiaplustj.info »
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has called don residents of Turkiye to vote for “my dear brother” Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday March 13, a delegation of Tajik entrepreneurs met in the Russian city Lipetsk with senior representatives of Russian company Forsazh LLC to discuss issues related to launching joint venture on producing fuels and lubricants in the Tajik northern province of Sughd, the press center of the Lipetsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) said on March 13. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Russian authorities plan to extend the work patent term for labor migrants up to three years Interfax notes that the Interior Ministry has agreed with the proposal of the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov to extend the term of a work patent for labor migrants up to three years. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)and the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan (CoEP) on March 11 organized a tree planting event in Dushanbe’s Victory Park. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has extended the operating license of the state-run insurance company Tojiksughurta for the next five years Tajik financial regulator says Tojiksughurta’s operating license was extended for another five-year period on March 7, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
Sayfullo Saipov, a native of Uzbekistan, has been sentenced to life in prison for a terrorist attack carried out on October 21, 2017, in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”), in which Saipov used a truck to murder eight victims and injure many more on a bike path in lower Manhattan. asiaplustj.info »
The detained freelance journalist Khurshed Fozilov is charged with calls for forcible changes to the constitutional order in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Development Network notes that the University of Central Asia (UCA)’s School for the Advancement of Gender Equality (SAGE) provides training and a peer support platform for organizations, activists and others working in gender equality and advocacy. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday February 9, a meeting of the Tajik Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) took place in Dushanbe, the press center of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on March 10. asiaplustj.info »
Ukrainian lawmaker Inna Sovsun, who is member of the Holos political faction in Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament), announced on March 7 that she had submitted a draft law on the registration of same-sex couples, said to be read in parliament in the next five days, according to The Kyiv Independent . asiaplustj.info »
Revenues of Tajikistan’s budget for January were overfulfilled 230 million somonis (equivalent to US$22.3 million), according to the Ministry of Finance. An official source at a MoF says the revenue part of the country’s budget for the first month of this year stood at more than 3.2 billion somonis (equivalent to US$311 million), which is 7. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is expected to supply early onions to Kazakhstan in exchange for wheat. According to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) of Tajikistan, an appropriate agreement on this subject was signed in Dushanbe during a visit of a Kazakh delegation led by the First Deputy Minister of Trade and Integration, Mr. Arman Shakkaliyev. asiaplustj.info »
A quota or a target of a paid one-month reserve service is determined on the basis of a special decision before the beginning of a conscription campaign and is agreed with the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan, Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus in an interview Monday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Suhaili Aliyev, a resident of Mehrobod village in Faizobod district, some 60 kilometers east of Dushanbe, has got a lengthy jail term for beating his cohabitant to death, the official website of the Prosecutor-General asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say a regime of controlled stay to be in effect for migrants in the Russian Federation. Interfax cited the Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev as saying at the meeting in Chelyabinsk on February 16 that a draft federal law has been developed to introduce a regime of controlled stay for migrants. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday February 23, the European Union (EU) and Tajikistan opened negotiations to develop a new comprehensive framework for strengthening their bilateral relations. According to the European Union Delegation to Tajikistan, negotiations were launched by Chief Negotiators, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Yandex go, the company which has been talked about in Tajikistan for months, said last week that it intends to enter the Tajik market. Its online travel booking service has reportedly operated in the country since February 15. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has refrained from raising loans for completion of the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant from European banks, Tajik Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 17. asiaplustj.info »
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will provide US$150 million to Tajikistan for completion of construction of Roghun hydropower plant, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Zavqi Zavqizoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 14. asiaplustj.info »
“…at this particular time, we are really concerned about the socio-economic situation [in Afghanistan], which will easily be combined with other challenges like terrorism and drugs. It is a real concern for us,” Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told India’s The Week in an exclusive interview on February 12. asiaplustj.info »
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Turkiye to the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Umut Acar, expressed gratitude to the people and government of Tajikistan for the willingness to provide assistance to the earthquake-hit regions of Turkiye. “We will remember and write this help in our hearts. asiaplustj.info »
The death toll continued to rise in Turkey and Syria as a frantic search for earthquake survivors pressed on. USA Today reports the death toll surpassed 7,700 people across Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as the frantic search for survivors from two powerful earthquakes and a series of violent aftershocks continued for a second day. The temblors reportedly toppled more than 6,000 buildings. asiaplustj.info »
(One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Republic of Tajikistan Name of Project: Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project Contract Title: Supply of goods for construction of 27km of 35kV Transmission line from Surkhsangov to Tekharv village in Vanj District, GBAO, Tajikistan Loan No. asiaplustj.info »
The Embassy of Turkiye in Dushanbe has announced collecting help for the quake victims in Turkiye. The earthquake’s death toll has risen to 2,921 in Turkiye. Besides, 15,800 people have been injured as huge earthquake hits the country early Monday morning. Ankara declared seven days of mourning for the dead. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the total estimated death toll for the Turkiye-Syria earthquake has exceeded 1,2000. The BBC says they have just heard from Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who said that at least 912 people had died in Turkey following early Monday morning's earthquake. asiaplustj.info »
The Global Textile and Clothing Program (GTEX), funded by the Government of Switzerland, has completed a series of e-commerce webinars to pave the way of the Tajik clothing industry into the global and regional online markets and support the digital revolution for the local producers, International Trade Center (ITC) office in Tajikistan noted on February 2. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe-Khujand highway is still closed traffic as the risk of further avalanches in Varzob district remains high. According to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, heavy snowfalls on February 1 caused three avalanches in Maikhoura and Hushyori areas of Varzob district blocking the highway on the 65th and 66th kilometers. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on January 31 that Tajikistan’s leader has slated head of the state communications service agency for the dismal state of internet provision in the country. Speaking at a government meeting on January 24, President Emomali Rahmon singled out Beg Sabur for criticism for his handling of the telecommunications sector. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik trucks have crossed the Chinese border for the first time after a three-year ban caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan (MoT)’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma noted on January 30 that negotiations between Tajikistan and partners for financing of the Roghun hydropower project (HPP) are under way. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR. asia notes that the Ilmhona Training School, which provides programming and design courses and organizes events for the development of the tech community in Tajikistan, is an example of a successful startup in the country. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday January 25, a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group of member nations took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York, at which the candidature of Tajikistan was supported for non-permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council for 2028-2029, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
The new equipment, which will allow conducting isotopic research of glaciers in innovative ways, will be operated at the laboratory of the Glacier Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Electricity rate for residential customers will rise 30 percent beginning on May 1, 2023 – from 0.077 som (equivalent to US$0.0089) to 1.00 som (equivalent to US$0.012). “If we don’t do that, we risk losing our energy industry forever. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Belarus will host a drill for rescue units of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member nations. Belarusian Emergencies Minister Vadim Sinyavsky told BelTA on January 19 that the drill, dubbed Rock-2023, is aimed at enhancing coherence and coordination of joint actions in response to complex emergencies. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has changed its entry rules for foreigners. The new rules, expected to come into force on January 27 this month, change the allowable period of immigrants' presence in Kazakhstan. For instance, immigrants without a visa will be allowed to stay in Kazakhstan for up to 30 days from the day they cross the border, and a total of 90 days during each 180-day period. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz media reports say no salary increase is planned in the country in 2023. Recall, the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov noted at a meeting of Parliament in late November last year quarterly bonuses to public servants are also planned to be cut. 24. asiaplustj.info »
Indicators of Tajikistan’s public budget for 2023 that was endorsed by Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament on December 1, 2022 reportedly reflect the economic and social development of the country. asiaplustj.info »
A concluding statement made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission notes that strong growth continued in 2022, with minimal disruption from the war in Ukraine. After growing by 9. 2 percent in 2021, real GDP reportedly increased 8. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on January 12 approved US$15 million in grant financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Technical Assistance for Financing Framework for Roghun Hydropower Project (HPP) in Tajikistan (TA). asiaplustj.info »
More than 28 million somonis (TJS) will be allocated for implementation of the pasture development program in Tajikistan. Of this amount, 3. 245 million somonis will be allocated from the country’s budget. asiaplustj.info »
Armenia’s refusal to host the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) exercises this year is creating certain difficulties for the CSTO member nations, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, said at a meekly briefing on January 12. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan brings to attention of institutions, school students, as well as teachers and parents that due to cold weather winter holidays will be extended until January 16, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik authorities have postponed repayment of tax debts for one more subdivision of the communications service agency. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Railways (Russia’s state-owned railways company) has offered discounts for trains bound for Tajikistan. The action called “Tajikistan” will be valid from January 2 to December 28, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
For our players, this will be one of the stages of preparation for the final part of the Asian Cup-2023. In preparation for the final part of the Asian Cup-2023, the youth team of Tajikistan (U-17) will take part in the traditional international tournament "Development Cup-2023" in Minsk. asiaplustj.info »
