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In a statement delivered at the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) in Dushanbe, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, in particular, noted on March 30 that Tajikistan and Afghanistan have long-term historical ties in various fields. asiaplustj.info »
A knife-wielding man has attacked a Tajik consular officer in Moscow. Representative of the Tajik Embassy in Moscow told Asia-Plus that the incident took place in the Embassy building yesterday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the regional conference themed “Heart of Asia –Istanbul Process. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday March 29, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevl asiaplustj.info »
On Monday March 29, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met here with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the two sides discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has adopted the housing and utilities sector development program designed for 2021-2024. 2.623 billion somonis (equivalent to US$232 million), with 77 percent of this amount being grants, are planned to be spent for implementation of this program. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has ordered the Ministry of Finance to repay a part of debt of the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Tajik railways (Tajik state-run railway company) to the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank). 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 »
The Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response has adopted a decision to allow organization of weddings with participation of maximum 100 people. The Committee has adopted such a decision taking into account improvement of the sanitary-epidemiological situation in the country, Khovar news agency says. asiaplustj.info »
Once one of Tajikistan's most influential businessmen, Rajabali Odinayev, who is serving a 28-year prison term on embezzlement charges, has undergone stomach surgery after his health deteriorated. asiaplustj.info »
Officials at Russia's Ministry of Education say the return of Tajik students to universities in Russia remains on hold due to coronavirus restrictions. Deputy Director of the Department for International Cooperation at Russia’s Education Ministry, Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
On March 11, 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Tajikistan hosted a Comprehensive Dialogue between the United Nations and the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan marks the Tajik Press Day today. On this occasion, a ceremonial meeting is currently taking place at the National Library of Tajikistan in Dushanbe. The event is organized by Tajik Journalist’s Union and the Ministry of Culture of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from April through March 2021, the Tajik president’s official website reports. The draft affects able-bodied male citizens in the age bracket of 18 years old to 27 years old, who are not members of the armed forces reserve. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday March 9, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin had telephone conversation with his Kyrgyz counterpart Ruslan Kazakbayev, according to the Tajik MFA information department. The two reportedly discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz merchants running shops at Dordoy Bazaar in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek are reportedly threatening Tajik entrepreneurs running shops at Bishkek’s Madina Bazaar demanding that Tajik entrepreneurs stop their activities in Bishkek or begin purchasing goods through them. Only domestic producers supported Tajik businessmen. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Ambassador to the Russian Federation Imomuddin Sattorov paid a working visit to Novosibirsk, during which he held talks with Novosibirsk Oblast Governor Andrei Travnikov, according to the Tajik Embassy in Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
The 14th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held virtually on March 4, 2021. The theme of the Summit was “Regional Economic Cooperation in the Aftermath of COVID-19. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a resolution on convocation of the next session of the Dushanbe local council (Majlis) on March 17. According to the Dushanbe mayor’s office, issues related to development of industry in the Tajik capital and use of the communal property in Dushanbe have been tabled to the session’s agenda. asiaplustj.info »
Bloggers in Tajikistan have until April 1 to show up at the tax service to register and pay taxes on any profits. Radio Liberty notes that a tax-enforcement push looks like a "win" for Tajik authorities, who are always on the lookout for additional tax revenues while being equally wary of what's posted on the Internet in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Shamil Hakimov, a Jehovah’s Witness who turned 70 last month, marked two years in a Tajik prison on February 26 after his conviction in part for having a Bible, according to Eurasianet . asiaplustj.info »
Police officers have prevented one more suicide attempt in Dushanbe. A 24-year-old woman threw herself into the river in the night of February 25 following family quarrel, according to the Interior Ministry press center. asiaplustj.info »
The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Tajikgidroelektromontazh (Tajik hydroelectric installation) will construct an electrical equipment manufacturing enterprise in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s and Tajikistan’s ministers of interior emphasized cooperation on fighting terrorism, organized crimes, drug-trafficking, and cybercrimes, IRNA reported yesterday. Discussing the regional issues, Iran’s Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said extremism, terrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and insecurity in the Middle East are mostly created by foreign countries. asiaplustj.info »
Outgoing Saudi Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al-Badi, conferred here Monday February 22 with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin at the end of his tenure to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, revealed on February 18 that tax debts have reached 844 million somonis (equivalent to 75 million U.S. dollars) in the country. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday February 18, President Emomali Rahmon received the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Satanislav Zas, who is in Dushanbe on a working visit, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
During his visit to Kabul, the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), Colonel-General Saimumin Yatimov has participated in international conference entitled “Fight against Terrorism and Expansion of Regional Cooperation to Address the Threat of Terrorism,” according to the SCNS center for public relations. asiaplustj.info »
The Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), Saimumin Yatimov, has met in Kabul with the Chairman Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, to discuss regional security issues. Dr. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik law enforcement authorities reported on February 15 that they have a woman in Dushanbe who was allegedly involved in traffic local young women to India. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Russian Foreign Ministers, Sirojiddin Muriddin and Sergei Lavrov had a phone talk on February 9 that focused on cooperation between the two countries. asiaplustj.info »
Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) and Uzbekistan’s National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity have reportedly reached an agreement to significantly reduce interest rate on loans provided by Uzbekistan to Tajik entrepreneurs for import of Uzbek goods. asiaplustj.info »
In a reported released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan Shermuhammad Shohiyon revealed on February 8 that Tajik courts last year considered 561 corruption-related criminal proceeding. asiaplustj.info »
The Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan is continuing to search for new gold deposits. Last year, Tajik geologists reportedly implemented a number of projects sponsored by the government. asiaplustj.info »
Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) yesterday received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Tajikistan Hasan Mamed-zade. According to the Majlisi Namoyandagon press center, the two discussed state and prospects of further expansion of parliamentarian cooperation between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. asiaplustj.info »
Last year, the Drug Control Agency (DCA) seized 183 kilograms of narcotics drugs, which was 108 kilograms fewer than in 209, DCA director Habibullo Vohidzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 4. asiaplustj.info »
Last year, Tajik law enforcement authorities solved murders 10 cases more than in 2019, Tajik chief prosecutor Yusuf Rahmon told reporters in Dushanbe on February 2. According to him, the murder solution rate last year increased due to the solution of murders of past years. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Justice Muzaffar Ashouriyon yesterday noted that foreign funding for Tajik public associations last year amounted to 90. 707 million somonis, which is more than 23 million somonis more than in 2019. asiaplustj.info »
The first group of Tajik labor migrants has traveled to the Russian city of Irkutsk. According to the press center of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP), 170 Tajik builders traveled to Irkutsk by charter flight on January 30. asiaplustj.info »
The Board of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has issued a resolution endorsing the list of backbone lending institutions for this year. The NBT press center says the list has been compiled based on the results of activities of lending agencies last year. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik journalist Daler Sharifov, who was jailed last year on conviction of inciting religious enmity, has been released convicted. “The prison staff brought him home today morning,” Daler Sharifov’s wife told Asia-Plus in an interview Daler himself told Asia-Plus in a small talk that he is with his family and feels very good. asiaplustj.info »
Sada festival will be celebrated in Dushanbe on January 31. The main events dedicated to this festival will take place in the Firdavsi Park (formerly Peoples’ Friendship Park), according to the Ministry of Culture (MoC). asiaplustj.info »
A court in Germany has sentenced an asylum seeker from Tajikistan to seven years in prison for membership in the Islamic State (IS) terror and plotting attacks in Albania and Germany. The Higher Regional Court of D asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik authorities are allotting a parcel of land for construction of one more modern hotel in the Tajik capital. The new hotel will be constructed in the northwest part of Dushanbe in the framework of the project on construction of a multifunctional high-rise. asiaplustj.info »
The fifth session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament) of the sixth convocation, presided over by its head, Rustam Emomali, took place in Dushanbe on January 25. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday January 22, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali attended an official opening ceremony of a new building of Tajik National University and a student dormitory in the Campus of Tajik National University, locally known as Jazeera (Islet). asiaplustj.info »
As of this week, Zoom teleconferencing software, which has become an essential go-to for remote business meetings, stopped functioning, according to Eurasianet . asiaplustj.info »
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Tajik authorities to immediately release the 80-year-old Doniyor Nabiyev. A statement released by the New-York-based human rights watchdog on January 20 says , “Nabiyev should not be in jail for the kindness he showed people in need. asiaplustj.info »
India has provided technical assistance to the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan (CSS). As part of India-Tajikistan bilateral cooperation and capacity building program, Ambassador of India to Tajikistan Mr. Viraj Singh today handed over technical equipment to Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhridin, who is also rotating Chairman of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Council of Foreign Ministers, had a phone conversation with CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas. asiaplustj.info »
