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The Russian Health Ministry has registered the EpiVacCorona-N coronavirus vaccine, as seen from the state register of medicinal products, Interfax reported on August 26. EpiVacCorona-N was reportedly developed by the Vector Center of Russian public health and consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor. asiaplustj.info »
Twenty-two Tajik nationals were evacuated from Afghanistan by a special flight of the Russian Ministry of Defense on August 25, a source within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the 20th congress of the United Russia Party (Russian ruling party), Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on August 24 that threats emanating from the Taliban group (the terrorist organization banned in Russia) in Afghanistan are absolutely real, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Russia is ready to supply weapons and military hardware to the Collectvie Security Organization (CSTO) member nations bordering Afghanistan at special low prices, Russian Vice-Premier Yuri Borisov told reporters at the Army-2021 Forum on August 23, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Russian has delivered 50,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. A plane of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation carrying the vaccines landed at the Dushanbe airport in the early morning on Friday, August 13. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has provided 1.1 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan for construction of a new outpost on the Tajik-Afghan border, a senior Russian diplomat said, amid worsening conflict in Afghanistan as U.S.-led troops withdraw after a 20-year intervention. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has extradited eight criminal suspects to Tajikistan. They are suspected of committing various crimes in Tajikistan, including murder, fraud, drug trafficking and desertion, according to the press center of the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has handed over mobile medical units to Tajikistan. An official handover ceremony took place in the Istiqlol Medical Center in Dushanbe on August 10, according to the press center of Russia’s Trade Representation in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan has received new weapons amid aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Vedomosti says President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Government to take measures to increase agricultural imports from the CIS member nations against the backdrop of measures to stabilize food prices. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan, Russia and Uzbekistan have completed joint military exercise at the Harbmaidon range in Tajikistan’s Khatlon province located some 20 kilometers from the border with Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree issued on August 2 Davlatshoh Gulmhmadzoda has been appointed Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, replacing Imomuddin Sattorov. Prior to this assignment, he had served as Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan since February 14, 2020. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has increased the number of its military contingent participating in trilateral military exercise in Tajikistan, according to press center of Russia’s Central Military District (CMD). “The number of military contingent has increased to 1,800 servicemen and the number of military and special equipment has been doubled (increased to 420). asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations in Dushanbe, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu noted on July 27 that the situation tends to deteriorate along borders of SCO member countries, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Russia is ready to introduce a ban on gasoline exports as soon as next week amid record-high wholesale prices on the exchange. On Thursday the price for a ton of 95-octane gasoline exceeded 60,000 rubles for the first time in the history of the St. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin in June offered U.S. counterpart Joe Biden the use of Russian military bases in Central Asia for information gathering from Afghanistan as American troops leave the country, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Saturday Putin reportedly made the offer at a June 16 meeting with U.S. President Biden in Geneva. asiaplustj.info »
Beginning on July 10, 2021, only nationals of Tajikistan having a negative COVID-19 test displayed in the “Traveling without COVID” mobile app will be able to enter the Russian Federation, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s website says. asiaplustj.info »
Production of a documentary about the Uthman Quran will start Tashkent, St. Petersburg and Ufa, according to Fergana news agency. The documentary is being shot by the BBC Uzbek Service in collaboration with Uzbekistan’s National Association of Electronic Mass Media. asiaplustj.info »
Russia registered a record number of daily COVID-19-related deaths on July 6 amid a surge in cases across the world's largest country that the authorities blame on the infectious Delta variant. The government's coronavirus taskforce said today that 737 people had died in the last 24 hours, the highest figure confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began, according to RBC . asiaplustj.info »
About 5 million labor migrants need to be attracted to construction sites in Russia until 2024, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Husnulin, noted yesterday at a meeting with heads of regions, according to Interfax.ru . asiaplustj.info »
329 million U. S. dollars have been sent by physical entities from Russia to Tajikistan over the first three months of this year, which was 9. 2 percent fewer than in the same period last year, according to the Central bank of Russia. asiaplustj.info »
On the International Day of Family Remittances, Renate Held, IOM Regional Director for Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Simone Giger, Head of SDC’s Global Program for Migration and Development, have looked at how the financial sector can contribute to an equitable recovery. asiaplustj.info »
On the International Day of Family Remittances, Renate Held, IOM Regional Director for Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Simone Giger, Head of SDC’s Global Program for Migration and Development, have looked at how the financial sector can contribute to an equitable recovery. asiaplustj.info »
The President of the Federation of Migrants of Russia, Vadim Kozhenov, says a new decree on temporary measures to regulate the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in Russia during the period of overcoming the consequences of the spread of COVID-19 contains a number of norms that will allow fixing the rights of migrants. asiaplustj.info »
Russia extends the term of temporary stay for migrants until September 30, if they committed no offences. asiaplustj.info »
Russia lower chamber (State Duma) of parliament has adopted in the third, final reading a bill that introduces a procedure for monitoring all money transfers, if they are made from a state included in a special closed list of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation (Rosfinmonitoring), BBC’s Russian Service says . asiaplustj.info »
An article posted on CABAR.asia’s website notes that the situation of migrants in the Russian society has always been a challenge. According to the Federal Migration Service, over 10 million migrants reside in Russia legally, whereas three million reside there illegally. Most of them come from Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has been a top destination for millions of Central Asian migrant workers since the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago and a much smaller portion of the region's laborers went to Kazakhstan in the first years after the Soviet Union’s demise. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Now there are two regular flights a week between Moscow and Dushanbe. Russia plans to increase the number of regular flights with Tajikistan from June 10, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the operational headquarters to combat the spread of coronavirus infection. asiaplustj.info »
At least two European airlines scrapped flights to Moscow Thursday (May 27) after Russian aviation authorities didn’t give them permission to change their routes in order to bypass Belarus, Bloomberg reported Thursday evening. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik-born singer representing Russia in this year's Eurovision Song Contest says her berth in the finals this weekend is "like a dream.” But she says the problems she and other immigrants face in Russia won't ever be far from her mind. asiaplustj.info »
Director of the Federal Service for the Execution of Punishments (FSIN), Alexander Kalashnikov, yesterday suggested that Russian convicts could be hired to help correct the huge shortage of labor migrants in Russia due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to Kommersant . asiaplustj.info »
Within the framework of an agreement on organization of a simplified customs corridor between the customs agencies of Tajikistan and Russia, Tajikistan has begun supplying fruit and vegetable products to Russia through a “green corridor” in a test mode, according to Russia’s trade representative office in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
“We have discussed issues related to implementation of agreements on military and military-and-technical cooperation, including Russia’s support for modernization of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
First Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Ghafour Muhsinzoda, yesterday had a virtual meeting with representatives of the Russian Direct Investment Fund to discuss the possibility of supplying Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russia and Tajikistan will create a joint air defense system. Interfax says Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu remarked this today at a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Sherali Mirzo in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
In report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, Valentian Kazakova, the Chairwoman of the Directorate for Migration Issues at the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, noted on April 21 that nationals of Tajikistan have an opportunity to regulate their legal status in the territory of Russia from April 1 to June 30, inclusive. asiaplustj.info »
Negotiations to discuss issues related to Tajikistan-Russia migration collaboration took place in Dushanbe on April 19. Representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the two countries attended the event, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, Lieutenant-General Emomali Sobirzoda, who is also the Frist Deputy Minister of Defense of Tajikistan, attended the next session of the Military Committee of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that took place in Moscow on April 14. asiaplustj.info »
Moscow said yesterday that Russia is temporarily suspending regular and charter flights with Turkey. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik migrant workers are desperate to return to Russia and the jobs they lost during the coronavirus pandemic, but skyrocketing prices for plane tickets are preventing them from going, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says. asiaplustj.info »
Students from another six epidemiologically safe countries are permitted to enter the Russian Federation for study purposes. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has registered the world's first vaccine against COVID-19 for animals, the country's agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on March 31. Russia already has three coronavirus vaccines for humans, the most well-known of which is Sputnik V. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik national Izzat Amon, who has been deported from Russia for illegal labor activity in the Russian Federation, was arrested after landing in Dushanbe in the morning of March 27. Tajik law enforcement authorities accuse him of a large-scale fraud (Article 247 (4) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code). asiaplustj.info »
Beginning on April 1, Russia will resume regular air traffic with Tajikistan, Germany, Syria, Venezuela, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan, according to RIA Novosti . Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, who is also Chairperson of the Operational Headquarters on Preventing the Coronavirus Spread in Russia, reportedly held a meeting of the Operational Headquarters on this subject. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have discussed the issue of attracting financial resources for implementation of the school feeding support project in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). asiaplustj.info »
The Central Bank of Russia says 1. 741 billion U. S. dollars (USD) were sent by physical entities through money transfer system to Tajikistan from Russia last year, which was 32. 4 percent or 835 million U. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the report on the results of work carried out by the Accounts Chamber of Russia in 2020 states that Russia may face the risk of a repeat of the 2018 fuel crisis. The auditors reportedly note that the rise in fuel prices in May 2018 forced to take emergency measures. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik-born singer Manizha has been chosen to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest after a national vote. Tajik-born singer and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Manizha was chosen to represent Russia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic has extended the arrest for Tajik national Furqat Abdufattoyev for two months on the basis of a new request filed by the Kyrgyz authorities, Abdufattoyev’s relatives told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
