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A Just Russia – For Truth party’s group has submitted a number of draft laws proposing to abolish the patent system for employment of foreign nationals in Russia for consideration to the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament). asiaplustj.info »
In his exclusive interview with Sputnik Belarus , the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov on November 15 spoke about the CSTO strategy in the conditions of new conflicts and the threat of the third world war. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon will pay a two-day official visit to Moscow from November 21-22, Abdufattoh Sharifzoda, a spokesman for the Tajik president, told Asia-Plus in an interview Thursday (November 16) afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian ruble (RR) continues going up against the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), after the Russian authorities re-imposed currency controls in early October. According to data from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the ruble became 3. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has imposed a six-month ban on the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by road and rail due to LNG shortage in the domestic market “Taking into account the social significance of liquefied gas in the domestic market, the Ministry of Energy has developed a draft order banning the export of liquefied gas by road and rail for the period of six month,” says the asiaplustj.info »
Tajik cotton growers are taking measures to gather cotton on time and fulfill the national cotton target, which has been determined at more than 426,000 tons. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the country’s cotton-growing districts have yielded about 353,000 tons of raw cotton by November 12, which is 26,000 tons less than by the same date last year. asiaplustj.info »
During a visit to the northern province of Sughd, President Emomali Rahmon instructed local authorities to take adequate measures to ensure saturating the domestic market with basic necessities. The Tajik president’s official website says the instruction was given to the local authorities during an address to a meeting of regional administrators in the city of Guliston on November 15. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s national budget for 2024 will be 43 billion somonis, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda remarked at a regular sitting of the fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) of the sixth convocation news conference on November 15, according to the Majlisi Namoyandagon’s official website . asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon began his working visit to the northern province of Sughd on November 14. According to the Tajik president’s official website, Bobojon-Ghafourov district was the first leg of his visit to northern Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at a Federation Council hearing on November 14, State Duma Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy called for migrants from countries that don’t recognize Russian as a state language to be banned from working in the service industry, says Parlamentskaya Gazeta ( Parliamentary Newspaper , a daily newspaper of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation). asiaplustj.info »
Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Chairman Rustam Emomali will represent Tajikistan at the autumn session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States (IPA CIS) that will take place in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, from November 16-17. asiaplustj.info »
During Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Dushanbe, the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Planning of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on international transportation and transit through Chabahar Port on November 8. asiaplustj.info »
At the opening of its first-ever meeting held in Central Asia, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) unveils new data showing land degradation rapidly advancing in the region and around the world. asiaplustj.info »
An article by CABAR. asia says officials believe that speeding and failure to follow traffic rules are the main reasons for the increase in traffic accidents in Tajikistan. But experts also attribute this to the influence of corruption. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the European Union of attempting to drive Russia out of Central Asia, and said the bloc was failing, in an interview broadcast on November 12. asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday November 11, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit that took place in Riyadh Saudi Arabia on November 11 resulted in adoption of the final statement, which, in particular, condemns the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and the war crimes and massacres “committed by the colonial occupation government against the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. asiaplustj.info »
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s official website reports that the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit was held in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 11, 2023, to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. asiaplustj.info »
Naqibullah Dehqanzada, acting head of the Afghan Consulate in Khorog, the capital of Tajikistan’s Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, has stated that the Consulate operates under direct support and supervision of the Taliban-run Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dehqanzada issued a statement to confirm the Afghan consulate’s connection with the Taliban after the former Afghan asiaplustj.info »
The Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan has overturned its ruling allowing adult citizens to choose to use middle names based on the name of their mother rather than their father, Kloop.kg reported on November 10, citing the Constitutional Court’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Torrential rain on November 9 caused a number of mudflows in Panj district of Khatlon province, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. Ms. Umeda Yusufi, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Committee, says the mudflows have affected several villages in the district. asiaplustj.info »
The 16th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit convened in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, on November 9. Addressing the meeting, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, in particular, noted that the issues of steady expansion of practical cooperation within the framework of ECO are defined as one of important vectors of Tajikistan’s foreign policy. asiaplustj.info »
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) reports that aiming at realizing the potential of the region for expanding intra-regional trade through trade promotion, the 5th ECO Business Forum took place in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, on November 8 under the framework of the 16th ECO Summit. asiaplustj.info »
A sudden spike in gasoline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices has led to increase public transport fares in some regions of Tajikistan. Thus, rising fuel prices have led to a 25 percent increase shared minibus taxi fare in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) – the shared minibus tax fare in Khorog has risen from 2.00 somonis on November 2 to 2. asiaplustj.info »
After the meeting and negotiations of the highest level between Tajikistan and Iran and the ceremony of signing of new documents of cooperation the heads of state, Emomali Rahmon and Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, held a press conference. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi held talks in Dushanbe on November 8 to discuss bilateral ties, the Tajik president’s official website says. The meeting and talks reportedly started with the special meeting of Emomali Rahmon and Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, and continued with the participation of official delegations of the parties. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Dushanbe today on an official visit. The Tajik president’s official website says Iranian President was cordially met by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at the Qasr-i Millat (the Palace of Nation), the official workplace of the president of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A group of seven international rights organizations, namely the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the International Partnership for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Freedom Now, The Observatory, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, and FrontLine, have called on Dushanbe for the second time since April to immediately and unconditionally release lawyer Manouchehr Kholiqnazarov, who is asiaplustj.info »
On November 6, Tajikistan celebrated the 29th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan. On this occasion, a message of congratulations of the President Emomali Rahmon to the people of Tajikistan was posted on the Tajik president’s official website on the same day. asiaplustj.info »
Sebzor HPP Construction Project has achieved another remarkable industry recognition by successfully fulfilling the requirements of the Hydropower Sustainability Standard and received the Gold Certification, according to Pamir Energy Company. asiaplustj.info »
The 10th summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) took place in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, November 3. Kazakh media reports say the summit participants included the leaders of Azerbaijan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
The electric BMW 5 Series sedan has been presented in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe. BBC Top Gear says this is the new BMW 5 Series, and it’s gone fully electric for the first time. There are quite a few firsts packaged into this new, eighth-generation BMW 5 Series. asiaplustj.info »
In 2028-2029, Central Asia will face a permanent and persistent water scarcity. The water deficit is estimated at about 5-12 cubic kilometers annually. At the same time, the demand for electricity in Central Asia is expected to increase significantly over the next 10 years. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday November 2, President Emomali Rahmon received the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China also the Communist Party Secretary of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Ma Xingrui. asiaplustj.info »
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has announced its readiness to provide a concessional loan of 375 million riyals (equivalent to 100 million US dollars) for completion of the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On the morning of October 31, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali put in commission in Dushanbe seven large industrial enterprises with more than 4000 jobs in anticipation of the 35th anniversary of state independence, within the framework of "Years of Industrial Development" and in order to implement the strategic goal of rapid industrialization of the asiaplustj.info »
Since Tajikistan’s independence, the United Nations has been its closest partner on the road to achieving sustainable development. As an independent state, Tajikistan joined the United Nations on March 2, 1992. asiaplustj.info »
On October 11, the Taliban announced the launch of the second phase of work on the construction of the Qosh Teppa Canal in northern Afghanistan. The estimated budget for the construction of this canal is more than 600 million US dollars. This is a huge amount for poor Afghanistan. Or not?... asiaplustj.info »
To improve population’s financial literacy the National bank of Tajikistan jointly with partners held the Festival of Financial literacy in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd. Financial literacy is the possession of skills, knowledge, and behaviors that allow an individual to make informed decisions regarding money. asiaplustj.info »
President Biden’s administration is trying to use the rapidly changing geopolitical situation in Central Asia to its advantage, Tajik political scientist Parviz Mullojanov told CABAR. asia in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik national currency, the somoni, turned 23 on October 30, 2023. The currency is named after the father of the Tajik nation, Ismoil Somoni. Introduced on October 30, 2000, the somoni replaced the Tajikistani ruble, at the rate of 1 somoni = 1000 rubles. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union has announced numerous multimillion dollar deals at its Global Gateway Forum, the bloc’s new infrastructure partnership plan that’s seen as an alternative to China’s worldwide Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). asiaplustj.info »
Harvesting of crops is in full swing in Tajikistan. Cotton and grain harvesting is delayed this year due to climatic conditions, while the grape harvest will make up only one third of last year’s volumes. asiaplustj.info »
A 3-day International Conference and Exhibition entitled “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2023” (OGT 2023) took place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on October 25-27. asiaplustj.info »
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The number of children reported killed in Gaza in just three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children said in a statement released on October 29. asiaplustj.info »
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Officers from Uzbekistan’s State Security Service (SSS) have seized about 90 kilograms of narcotic drugs at the Uzbek-Tajik border Podrobno.uz reported on October 28. An operation carried out by officers of SSS’s office in Surkhandarya region jointly with border troops has resulted in the seizure of a large consignment of narcotic drugs, according to Podrobno.uz. asiaplustj.info »
A republican scientific-practical conference was held in Dushanbe on October 26 to discuss human trafficking issues. It was noted during the conference that registered human trafficking cases have doubled in the country over the first nine month of this year. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Embassy in Dushanbe has suspended the reception of citizens on issues of obtaining citizenship. The Russian diplomatic mission notes on its Facebook page that the reception of citizens is suspended beginning on October 26 following the new Federal Citizenship going into force. asiaplustj.info »
