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Reuters says Georgia's parliament voted on Tuesday to override a presidential veto of a bill on “foreign agents” that has plunged Georgia into crisis, ignoring criticism from the West, which says the legislation is authoritarian and Russian-inspired. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Foreign and Justice Ministries have reported to President Vladimir Putin that the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) can be removed from the terror blacklist, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov told TASS in an interview on May 27. asiaplustj.info »
On Sunday May 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, on a state visit to hold talks with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev to discuss issues related to further expansion of cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
Ali Bagheri Kani, a 57-year-old political insider with a history of serving in Iran’s diplomatic and security apparatuses, has been appointed interim foreign minister, replacing Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who died on May 19 in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, alongside President Ebrahim Raisi and several other officials and staff. asiaplustj.info »
State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) member Mikhail Matveyev (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) has proposed actually equating so-called Diasporas with foreign agents. He told RTVI in an interview on May 20 that this follows from his new version of the law on national cultural autonomies. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports said on May 18 that Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed the “foreign agents” bill that has sparked unprecedented protests in the country and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi’s European Union aspirations. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz media reports say at least 29 people turned to ambulance teams for medical help on the night of May 17-18 in Bishkek. Of them, 15 people were reportedly taken to the City Emergency Hospital and the National Hospital, the rest were provided with medical aid at the spot, the press service of the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan was cited as reporting. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Mr. Wang Yi, will pay an official visit to Tajikistan from May 18-19, an official source with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday May 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, received the U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Manuel Micaller. The Tajik MFA information department says the parties reviewed current issues of bilateral relations and highly appreciated the level and content of multifaceted cooperation in the spirit of friendship and long-term partnership. asiaplustj.info »
Georgia's parliament yesterday approved the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticized as Kremlin-inspired, as police fired tear gas and stun grenades to clear a large crowd of protesters opposed to the draft law. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoryev was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan yesterday to hand him a note of protect. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has accused three neighboring countries of supporting ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) attacks in Afghanistan and the surrounding region. asiaplustj.info »
The United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Lord David Cameron, arrived in Dushanbe on April 22 On the eve of the visit, Mr. Cameron spoke about what has already been done in the region and what the United Kingdom’s collaboration with Central Asia’s nations will it be aimed at. asiaplustj.info »
Deputy Head of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, proposes to amend the law on control over the activities of persons under foreign influence, taking as a basis certain provisions of the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), RBC reported on April 17. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign citizens arriving in the Russian Federation no can purchase SIM cards of Russian mobile operators only after being registered with the portal of Public Services with use of biometric data and visiting communication salons in person, Vedomosti reported on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan authorities have decreased a foreign manpower quote for this year By president’s decree, which is posted on the Justice Ministry’s website for legal information, this year’s foreign manpower quota is set at 6,500 people, which is 1000 people fewer than in 2023. asiaplustj.info »
Reuters reported on March 28 that the corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has cost foreign companies more than 107 billion US dollars in writedowns and lost revenue. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday March 25, Tajikistan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uzbekistan, Abdujabbor Rahmonzoda, met in Tashkent with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov. asiaplustj.info »
A group of people stormed the Gujarat University hostel in Ahmedabad late on Saturday and attacked international students who were offering namaz inside the premises, injuring five people during the melee, prompting the state police to begin a high-level probe on Sunday and arrest two men, Hindustan Times reported on March 18. asiaplustj.info »
On March 5, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on the sidelines of the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say retired US Army officer has been charged with sharing classified information on a foreign dating website after prosecutors say he sent sensitive information about Russia’s war in Ukraine to a person who claimed to be a woman living in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Top Tajik diplomat Sirojiddin Muhriddin on March 2 met in Antalya, Turkiye with his Kyrgyz counterpart Jeenbek Kulubayev on the sidelines of the of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) that took place there on March 1-3. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday February 22, the Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan (AKDN), Qozidavlat Qoimdodov, was received by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Ismatullo Nasredin. asiaplustj.info »
The head of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest), Sulton Rahimzoda, has named government’s partners for development, which are interested in financing the completion of the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Tourism Development Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Kamoliddin Muminzoda, stated on February 12 that 1. 256 million foreign tourists (with 92. asiaplustj.info »
The first congress of “foreign agents,” was held in Berlin on February 2-3. Eurasianet reports that the event brought together 130 individuals each branded by the current Russian government as being tools of foreign influence. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday February 5, President Emomali Rahmon received Kyrgyz Foreign minister Jeenbek Kulubayev, who arrived in Tajikistan on an official visit. The Tajik president’s official website says the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Culture has explained the decision to regulate the tours of foreign artistes to the country. In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Obid Nazariyon, the First Deputy Minister of Culture, revealed on January 29 that the main objective of regulating the tours of foreign artistes to Tajikistan is in preventing porn and extremists contents from entering the country. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday January 10, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met here with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, who is on an official visit to Dushanbe. The Tajik MFA information department says the two exchanged views on cooperation in political, economic and social areas. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik MFA information department says the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan, arrived in Dushanbe Tuesday evening on an official visit. At Dushanbe International Airport, the distinguished guest was reportedly met by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Farrukh Sharifzoda. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is Head of the Government of Tajikistan, has introduced a number of staff changes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) continues its series of EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments (MMI) publications. The EDB project on monitoring mutual direct investments of the countries of the Eurasian region has been under way since 2012. asiaplustj.info »
The Hacker News reported on December 1 that Chinese hackers have conducted attacks on governmental servers in Uzbekistan and against individual users in South Korea. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say that speaking at the Defense Ministry’s Special Forces graduation ceremony, the Taliban’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai on December 3 urged the Islamic Emirate’s forces to be ready for the battlefield. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from member nations of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the situation in Gaza. asiaplustj.info »
On Sunday October 29, Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait Zubaydullo Zubaydzoda met in Al-Kuwait with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait for Development and International Cooperation Hamad Suleiman Al-Mashaan. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday October 23, the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and of the European Union’s (EU) member states, as well as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission and the European Commissioner for International Partnerships (‘Participants’) held their asiaplustj.info »
Al-Qaida/Taliban-linked media campaign frames the Islamic State Khorasan Province or ISIS-K, which is an affiliate of the ISIS, as a foreign Tajik organization. It is to be noted that Tajikistan is the only one of the five Central Asian nations not to pursue constructive diplomatic ties with the Taliban. asiaplustj.info »
Citing Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry, Kyrgyz media reports said yesterday that the authorities of Kyrgyzstan decided to introduce restrictions for foreign citizens who are subject to a visa-free regime. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is listed among countries, whose banks are able to participate in foreign exchange trading in the Russian Federation An instruction on endorsement of the list was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and it was posted on the Russian Government’s official website on September 20. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has published the list of those who allegedly receiving support from abroad. Kazakh authorities yesterday published a list of individuals and organizations that they say "receive financial and other types of support from foreign countries, international organizations, foreigners, and stateless persons. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirodjiddin Muhriddin met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migrants of the State of Palestine Riyaz Al-Maliki in Dushanbe on August 29, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
The sanctions imposed against Russia also have an impact on various areas of Tajikistan's development, including social and economic aspects, the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirodjiddin Muhriddin told reporters in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The international reserves of the National Bank of Tajikistan at the end of the first half of this year amounted to 6.9 months of import coverage, the head of the Tajik regulator Khokim Kholikzoda said on August 11 at a press conference in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held an extraordinary virtual session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of member states on July 31 to discuss the repeated incidents of desecration and burning of copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark. asiaplustj.info »
Amu TV reported on July 24 that in a bid to boost revenue, the Taliban has opted to relinquish control of Afghanistan’s lithium mines, which hold considerable value and are deemed one of the world’s most precious metals, to foreign entities. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on July 25 after a prolonged absence from public view and replaced by his predecessor in a surprising and highly unusual shake-up of the country’s foreign policy leadership. asiaplustj.info »
Some financial institutions in Tajikistan, namely Spitamen Bank, Bank Arvand, the First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan and Microcredit Deposit Organization (MDO) Humo, have suspended foreign currency transfer transactions through the international money transfer company Unistream. asiaplustj.info »
On the margins of the 13th international industrial exhibition, dubbed INNOPROM-203, which is being held in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, Tajik Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir on July 10 delivered a statement at a penal session. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have adopted statements on the situation in Afghanistan and the prevention of an arms race in space, the Tajik Foreign Ministry information department said on June 20. asiaplustj.info »
