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According to Times of India , Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Dushanbe yesterday on a two-day official visit (March 30-31) to attend a key conference on Afghanistan, where representatives from around 50 countries and international organizations will discuss building regional consensus around the peace process in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a new pilot project to support the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan in potato seed replenishment. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Dushanbe today morning on an official visit, Khovar news agency says . He was reportedly met at the Dushanbe airport by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda and other officials. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Bob Rehorst and Wouter Kuijl that was posted on The Diplomat’s website on March 24 says that with Dushanbe unable to repay outstanding loans to Beijing, a deal to cede 1,158 square kilometers of disputed territory in Tajikistan to China was struck between the governments Tajikistan’s Catch-22: Foreign Investment and Sovereignty Risks notes that the asiaplustj.info »
Schoolchildren from Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast have donated 10,000 books from their personal libraries to their peers in Tajikistan. Tajikistan’s Consulate General in Yekaterinburg the action on collection of books for schoolchildren in Tajikistan has been organized by the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the Russian Schoolchildren's Movement (RSCM). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Somon Air and Russia’s Utair will operate regular flights between Dushanbe and Moscow, which are expected to be resumed on April 1, 2021. A source within the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan says the details of resumption of regular air traffic between Tajikistan and Russia has been discussed by the country’s civil aviation authorities. asiaplustj.info »
Child sexual abuse is a festering problem in Tajikistan. Cultural norms contributing to secrecy about alleged assaults, however, make it difficult to understand the scale of the crisis. Anybody who has reported a case has usually done so in the face of overwhelming peer pressure. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first two months of this year, a fixed investment in Tajikistan has amounted to about 1. 6 billion somonis, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Over the reporting period, the government has reportedly accounted for 47. 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 »
On March 19, Resident Representative of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan Qozidavlat Qoimdodov had a meeting with the new International Financial Corporation (IFC) Country Officer, Farrukh Sultonov, according to AKDN Tajikistan. During the discussion, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Given the previous years, wage arrears in Tajikistan have amounted to about 84. 8 million somonis (equivalent to 7. 5 million U. S. dollars) as of February 1, 2021, according the Agency for Statistics under President of Tajikistan. 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 »
“Tajikistan will not refuse the AstraZeneca vaccine, we welcome it,” Tajik Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Samariddin Alizoda told reporters in Dushanbe on March 18. asiaplustj.info »
Thirty-three countries of the world have provided about 6. 6 million U. S. dollars’ worth of nearly 1,500 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan over the first two months of this year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On March 17, 2021, a virtual trilateral meeting was held between Tajikistan, the United States and Afghanistan at the ministerial level, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
A two-day meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border concluded in Tajik northern city of Guliston on March 17. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Tajik farmers plan to plant potatoes, which are a staple of the diet in Tajikistan, in an area of 72,000 hectares. The main sowing will be carried out in an area of 58,000 hectares, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). asiaplustj.info »
The next meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border began in the Tajik northern city of Guliston yesterday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has lifted practically all restrictions related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-15), except limits for weddings. Meanwhile, some restaurants owners and wedding organizers consider that the Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response just forgot about it. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first two months of this year, Tajikistan’s electricity deliveries supplies to the neighboring have increased by 90. 2 percent compared to the same period last year. In January-February this year, Tajikistan has supplied US$7. asiaplustj.info »
The price of the most sought-after grade of gasoline in Tajikistan increased by nearly half over the past week, Eurasianet reported on March 16. And even then, it has reportedly become ever more impossible to find. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first two months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods sector has stood at 1. 4 percent, which is 0. 4 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A delegation of the Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”, which is subordinate to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, or Rospotrebnadzor, arrived in Dushanbe on March 16. asiaplustj.info »
One more private insurance company – DS Sughurta LLC – has been granted to operate in Tajikistan, bringing a total number of insurance companies operating in the country to 19. According to the press center of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the company has got the right to engage in both compulsory and voluntary insurance in Tajikistan during five years. asiaplustj.info »
Famous Afghan singer Mehri Maftun has arrived in Tajikistan for participation in celebrations dedicated to Navrouz festival. While in Tajikistan, Afghan singer will give concerts in Dushanbe (March 22), Bokhtar (March 23) and Vahdat (March 24). asiaplustj.info »
Sughd Governor Rajabboy Ahmadzoda is receiving Omurbek Suvannaliyev, an Authorized Representative of Kyrgyz President in Batken Region, on March 15, source within the Sughd administration told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The next meeting of the Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border is expected to take place in the Tajik northern city of Guliston on March 16. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan (MoINT) plans to set up the Digitalization Council for launching the first High-Tech Park in the country. 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 »
A joint working group of Tajikistan and China on reopening the Kulma border crossing point (BCP) along Tajikistan’s common border with China has held a meeting through video conferencing. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to electrify a rail link connecting the Uzbek cities of Bekobod and Kokand though the Tajik city of Konibodom. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan Daler Juma on March 2 had a virtual meeting with the newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan, Ms. Shanny Campbell. asiaplustj.info »
This year, the holy month of Ramadan will probably start in Tajikistan on April 13, Tajikistan grand mufti Sayeedmukarram Abduqodirzoda told Asia-plus in an interview. According to him, to him, to determine the exact start date of Ramadan, hey are currently collaborating with the Institute of Astrophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
India has delivered to Tajikistan 192,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, 'Covishield' manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), according to the Indian Embassy in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan and partners welcome the first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in Dushanbe International Airport, according to the EU delegation to Tajikistan. H. E. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is making preparations for vaccination of the population against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). asiaplustj.info »
The Georgian Government’s official website notes that the Interagency Coordination Council has expanded the list of counties whose citizens can fly to Georgia based on a certificate of a negative PCR-based test made within 72 hours. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday March 5, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe handed over a newly-constructed well for provision of drinking water to the National Guard of Tajikistan with participation of United States Defense Attach asiaplustj.info »
As in the previous year, Tajikistan is rated Not Free in Freedom in the World , Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide. In the “civil freedoms” category, Tajikistan got only 8 out of 100 maximum possible scores; while in the “political freedoms” category, Tajikistan awarded zero scores (the worst possible rate). asiaplustj.info »
The exact date of a visit of the newly elected President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov to Tajikistan will become known after his trip to Uzbekistan. Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev says Japarov’s visit to Uzbekistan is scheduled for March 11-12, according to AKIPress . asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday March 2, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda met here with First Deputy Speaker of Walesi Jirga (Afghanistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Mohammad Mirza Katawazai, according to the press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion n of cooperation between Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) were discussed at a virtual meeting between the Minister of economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda and newly appointed ADB New Country Director for Tajikistan, Ms. Shanny Campbell. asiaplustj.info »
Moscow Vnukovo Airport experts flights on a number of air routes to resume in April or May. The Head of the Vnukovo Airport Board of Directors, Vitaly Vantsev, noted this in an interview with TASS on March 3. asiaplustj.info »
A meeting of Tahir Khairulloyev, Deputy Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with Javier Francisco Cepero Garcia, Head of the Delegation of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova took place in Moscow on March 3. asiaplustj.info »
American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products Google bended to tax demands in Tajikistan on March 3 following American online social media and social networking service Facebook Ireland Ltd , which filed its papers with the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan on March 2. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has established diplomatic relations with Trinidad and Tobago, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
More than 1.6 million new jobs had been created in Tajikistan over the past nine years (2012-2020), the Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population, Ms. Shirin Amonzoda, said in an interview with Jumhuriyat , an official mouthpiece of the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
As of January 1, 2021, the population of Tajikistan has been 9. 504 million, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Last year, natural population growth in the country reportedly amounted to 2. asiaplustj.info »
732,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered to Tajikistan in March, Navrouz Jaffarov, the head of Directorate for Sanitary and Epidemiological Security, Emergency and Urgent Medical Care at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has reportedly resumed regular air traffic with Kazakhstan and Afghanistan following the improvement of the coronavirus situation. asiaplustj.info »
