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President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government of Tajikistan, held a government session on Friday, May 31, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
A statement released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on May 30 says increasing numbers of people in Uzbekistan are being prosecuted and imprisoned for “insulting the president online.” The criminal charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and violates international human rights law. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan has recognized the extraordinary congress of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) as lawful and Shahboz Abror as the new leader of the Democrats. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 29, the top Tajik diplomat Sirojiddin Muhriddin, heading a government delegation, participated in the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs “Central Asia - Italy” in the C5+1 format, which took place in Rome. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik journalist, Ms. Zulfia Golubeva, journalist asked this question a few days ago after viewing the children’s atlas published by the Russian publishing house Prof-Press and discovering that there is no Tajikistan’s on the atlas’s map. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first four months of this year (January-April), about 22,000 foreigners have been deported from the Russian Federation, which is almost twice as much as in the same period last year. Over the same four-month period, 669 people have been deprived of Russian citizenship, says an analytical report by the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik national currency, the somoni, has strengthened against major world currencies Thus, the somoni official exchange rate against the dollar has reportedly increased. As of May 29, an official exchange rate of the somoni against the dollar, set by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), was 10. asiaplustj.info »
TASS cited Zamir Kabulov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department, as telling Soloviev TV show as saying that the interests of Russia and China in the sphere of cooperation with Afghanistan do not clash. asiaplustj.info »
Interfax news agency reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted that it is necessary to build relations with the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) because it controls Afghanistan being its current authority. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported on May 27 that the Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoryev has conveyed Tajik Deputy Prime Minister, Ms. Dilrabo Mansouri, a message from Federation Council (Russia’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Western media reports say lawyers on Tuesday gave their final arguments in their effort to convict or acquit former President Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsified business records as the historic trial pushes closer to an end. asiaplustj.info »
An official opening ceremony of the Representative Office of the Russian Interior Ministry’s Passport-and-Visa Directorate in Dushanbe took place on May 28. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
A Chinese company intends to construct a leather and wool processing plant in the Tajik southern province of Khatlon. If the issue of allocating a land plot is resolved, construction work and equipment delivery will begin already in June, says the press center of the Khatlon governor’s office. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday May 27, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who arrived in Tajikistan on a working visit. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday May 27, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov exchanged cables of congratulations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of signing of the Agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on Good Neighborly and Partnership Relations, the Tajik president’s official website says . asiaplustj.info »
On the sidelines of a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda on May 24 met in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. asiaplustj.info »
The first group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims, totaling 165 people, departed for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 25. The head of the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan, Sualimon Davlatzoda, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Tajikistan, Walid bin Abdulrahman Al-Rashidan, saw them off at the Dushanbe airport. asiaplustj.info »
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has suggested some Central Asian countries are frightened of Moscow and urged them to join a Kyiv-backed peace initiative. Zelenskiy was speaking on May 24 to Radio Liberty while meeting reporters at a print works in Kharkiv that had been bombed by Russia the previous day in an attack that killed at least seven people. 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 »
In an apparent reciprocal move, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a decree allowing the use of assets, valuable papers, and property belonging to the United States or to U.S. citizens in Russia to compensate for damages caused by the confiscation of assets and property belonging to Russian tycoons and the Russian central bank in the United States. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces yesterday released the first report on the causes of a recent helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage. asiaplustj.info »
A state visit of Tajik president Emomali Rahmon to Azerbaijan has resulted in signing of number of cooperation documents. The Tajik president’s official website says Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on May 23 signed the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan. asiaplustj.info »
The UN announced ùò May 21 that the third meeting on Afghanistan, involving special representatives from various countries, will take place in Doha. According to the Organization, the meeting is scheduled for June 30 and July 1. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has had meeting with Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber in Tehran. The meeting took place in Tehran yesterday as high-ranking state officials from different countries were in the Iranian capital to pay tribute to the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on May 19. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 22, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to participate in the farewell and condolence ceremony due to the tragic death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, says the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, an average sugar price rose nearly 24. 5 percent in year to April 1,2024, reaching 12. 20 somonis per kilogram. Last year, 1 kilogram of sugar in Tajikistan cost on average 9. 80 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda will attend a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States that take place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on May 24, 2024. asiaplustj.info »
Somon Mahmadbekov has won bronze for Tajikistan at the IJF World Championships in Abu Dhabi, defeating Georgian athlete Dimitri Gochilaidze In the fight for third place in -81kg category On his way to the quarterfinal, Somon defeated athletes from France, the Netherlands, Egypt and Georgia. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on May 20 that China is poised to help Tajikistan complete some major infrastructure projects, including modernization of the state-controlled aluminum smelter (Tajik Aluminum Company, or TALCO), the country’s largest industrial enterprise. asiaplustj.info »
The price of urea has nearly halved in Tajikistan. The Levakant-based Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Azot (formerly TojikAzot - Tajikistan’s fertilizer plant) has announced a reduction in urea prices from 7.00 somonis to 3.60 somonis per kilogram. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday May 20, President Emomali Rahmon sent telegrams of condolences to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, and the First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mokhber. asiaplustj.info »
A report by Freedom Finance Global notes that in general, the Consumer Confidence Index in Tajikistan remained at the same level in April, increasing from 146 to 146.7 points. Released on May 16, 2024, Consumer Confidence in Central Asia says some sub-indexes showed a multidirectional movement compared to March. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed the country's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, as acting president on Monday after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in the East Azerbaijan province. 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 »
Media reports say a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on May 19. News of the helicopter crash involving Iranian President Raisi is a top trending item in media outlets. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia says that over the past 10 years, the amount of harmful emissions has almost doubled in Tajikistan. Transport is reportedly the main source of pollution. The experts believe it is necessary to develop a ‘green’ public transportation. 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 »
The Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan in partnership with the World Bank, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Protection of the Population, the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population, and development partners hosted the International Human Capital Forum 2024 (IHCF 2024) titled “Investing in People for Economic Growth” on May 14-15. asiaplustj.info »
In a significant stride towards strengthening health security in Tajikistan, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are collaborating on a new project to protect the population of Tajikistan against infectious disease outbreaks and other health emergencies. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today morning received the chief prosecutors and heads of the delegations of the member nations of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), who arrived in Dushanbe to participate in the meeting of the general prosecutors of the Organization member nations. asiaplustj.info »
France 24 reported on May 14 that a month ahead of the European Union (EU) elections expected to see a surge by far-right parties, the 27-nation bloc has given the final green light to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies after nearly a decade of wrangling. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations has deprived Afghanistan of the right to vote at the UN General Assembly sessions due to non-payment of the membership fee of this organization and not providing a valid reason for non-payment. asiaplustj.info »
The southern province of Khatlon reported the fulfillment of its spring conscription campaign target on May 15. An official source within the Khatlon government says that for the first time over the past decade, Khatlon province has fulfilled its spring conscription campaign ahead of schedule. asiaplustj.info »
Aktualno.uz , citing the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Zhyrabek Mirzamahmudov, says Tajikistan will rejoin the Central Asian unified power grid in the near future. “We plan to connect Tajikistan to the Central Asian unified power grid this month,” Uzbek minister was quoted as stating at the international energy conference in Tashkent yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday May 13, Qozidavlat Qoimdodov, Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan, took part at the Launch of the Tajikistan’s Prioritized Action Plan in the field of health for 2024-2026 in the framework of the International Human Capital Forum Tajikistan 2024, says press release issued by the AKDN office in Tajikistan. In his remarks, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have voted for ratification of a loan agreement signed between the Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for implementation of the Tajikistan: Obigarm-Nourobod Road Project–Long Bridge and Approach Roads (Project). asiaplustj.info »
On May 10, Kazakhstan’s Agency for International Development, or KazAID, handed over 100 vouchers to the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Astana for training of IT specialists from Tajikistan under the Human Capital Development Program Tech Orda from Astana Hub. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is hosting the 13th Central Asia Trade Forum, entitled “Trade Connections: Bridging Globally,” on May 14 and 15 at the Rixos Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Russia s President Vladimir Putin yesterday held a video conference meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council at the Moscow Kremlin. Speaking at the meeting, Putin, in particular, noted that Russia’s relations with immediate neighbors is a priority topic in its foreign policy, says the Kremlin’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
