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Chairman of Tajikistan’s upper chamber (Majlisi Milli) of parliament Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, is the only candidate for the position of the president of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, thirty-five countries of the world provided 19,200,800 US dollars’ worth of 2,413. 5 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, the revenue part of Tajikistan’s national budget for 2023 has stood at more than 9. 5 billion somonis (equivalent to little more than 870 million US dollars), which is 5. asiaplustj.info »
Independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Monday (April 17) that the number of prisoners in penal colonies across 35 Russian regions decreased by 17,248 last year. According to Mediazona , the drop was likely the result of the recruitment of prisoners for the Wagner mercenary group. asiaplustj.info »
In March, the cost of products of the food industry increased in Tajikistan on average by 1. 7 percent, which is 0. 9 percent higher compared to February, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first quarter (January-March) of this year, Tajikistan has earned more than 8. 6 million US dollars from the electricity exports, which is 17. 5 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Five years ago, on April 19, 2018, Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) endorsed a draft law on amendments to the country’s law on state finances. The amendments, in particular, provided for setting up the Fund of the Leader of Nation. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, yesterday signed government’s decrees on introducing staff changes in the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali (KMK – the state holding company for public utilities). asiaplustj.info »
CABAR. asia notes that the war between Russia and Ukraine has broken the trend of departure of ethnic Russians from Kazakhstan to Russia. The number of those changing their place of residence reportedly dropped sharply. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday, April 14, Tajik Foreign minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met in the Uzbek city of Samarkand with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov on the margins of the CIS foreign ministers’ meeting. asiaplustj.info »
A meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CIS countries took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on April 14. asiaplustj.info »
The European Commission announced the upcoming 11th package of anti-Russian sanctions, which will be now not against Russia, but against third countries supplying sanctioned goods to the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
The Fourth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries that took place in Samarkand yesterday resulted in adoption of the Samarkand Declaration. The parties, in particular, reaffirmed the commitment to the development of Afghanistan as a peaceful, united, sovereign and independent state, free from the threats of terrorism and drug trafficking. asiaplustj.info »
The fourth foreign ministers' meeting among neighboring countries of Afghanistan took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on April 13. asiaplustj.info »
Jamshed Khomidov (or Joshua Beaux) is a young man who has become known for his posts and videos on social media platforms where he popularizes Tajik culture in the United States. He regularly posts interesting facts about Tajik history, traditions, cuisine, and music, as well as demonstrates his unique lifestyle that combines elements of Tajik and American cultures. asiaplustj.info »
The consumer price index (CPI) inflation in Tajikistan stood at 0. 9 percent in March compared with 0. 5 percent in January and 0. 4 percent in February. The National Bank of Tajikistan says annual inflation for Tajikistan for the 12 months ended March stood at 3. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s public debt to GDP ratio decreased from 50 percent at the beginning of 2020 to 33. 3 percent by January 1, 2023, according to the World Bank report entitled “Weak Growth, High Inflation, and Cost-of-Living Crisis: Europe and Central Asia Economic Update”. asiaplustj.info »
A handicraft festival is taking place in Dushanbe on February 14. A wining ceremony for best craftspeople will take place on the sidelines of the festival, according to the Dushanbe Administration. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin arrived in the Uzbek city of Samarkand today to take part in the fourth ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring states with the participation of Tajikistan and six other countries. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan is hosting the Fourth Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Afghan Issues that is taking place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand today. According to some media outlets, top diplomats of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan are participating in the meeting to discuss issues facing Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakh media reports say the governments of Kazakhstan and China intend to introduce a mutual visa-free regime. “In this regard, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry has prepared a bill “On the Signing of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Mutual Exemption from Visa Requirements. asiaplustj.info »
Американская разведка составила четыре сценария развития конфликта в Украине с непредсказуемыми последствиями. Об этом сообщает The New York Times (NYT ) со ссылкой на секретный документ, оказавшийся в соцсетях в результате недавней утечки из Пентагона. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Tajikistan is expected to celebrate Idi Ramazon or Eid ul-Fitr on April 21. An official source within the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview that according to the preliminary data, the holy month of Ramadan this year will last 29 days. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan is hosting the Fourth Foreign ministers’ Meeting on Afghan Issues that is taking place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand tomorrow, April 13. Top diplomats of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan are expected to participate in the meeting to discuss issues facing Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has reached 40 percent of its spring conscription target by April 12, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) press center. The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) was the first to report fulfillment of its spring conscription targets. asiaplustj.info »
Russian airline Utair is expected to launch a new air route from Russia to Tajikistan starting form the next month. According Utair’s press center, the airline will operate twice-weekly services – on Wednesdays and Sundays -- from the Russian city of Tyumen to the Tajik northern city of Khujand starting from May 3, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has approved legislation to start serving call-up papers online. Of the 395 members of the State Duma who voted on the law proposing amendments to the country’s law on military service, 394 supported it and one abstained. The State Duma has 450 members. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday, April 11, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Muzaffar Huseynzoda met the Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network in Tajikistan (AKDN) Qozidavlat Qoimdodov. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) plans to invest 600 million US dollars in renewable energy projects within the next three years. Albrecht Conrad, Head of the EDB Directorate of Sustainable Development, said this at the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development that was held in Geneva on April 6 and 7. asiaplustj.info »
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a cross-border survey (CBS) between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan locust control agencies on April 4-8, according to FAO Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Imam of a mosque in Kushonion district of Khatlon province has got a jail term for kicking the musicians out of his nephew’s wedding. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan (MoHSPP) has received five mobile labs for diagnosis infections and COVID-19 testing, according to the MoHSPP press center. asiaplustj.info »
Press release issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Office in Tajikistan says there are around 200 mini-landfills in Tajikistan where obsolete pesticides are buried near residential areas. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday, April 14, Tajik Foreign minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin will take part in the sixth Russia-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting that will take place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. asiaplustj.info »
The foreign ministers of the CIS member nations will meet in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on April 14. An official source within Tajik Foreign Ministry says Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin will head the Tajik delegation at a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin will head the Tajik delegation at the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan that will take place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on April 13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan (MFA). asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday April 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received the First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dacic, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday April 7, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon extended condolences to Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council) of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov over the death of his mother Ogulabad Eje. asiaplustj.info »
В российском правительстве фактически закрыли свободный выезд из страны для руководителей — от министров до начальников департаментов, выяснил The Bell, на который ссылается Медуза. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik freelance journalist Khurshed Fozilov, who was detained by officers of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office in the Tajik northern city of Panjakent on March 6 and to the constitutional order in Tajikistan through the media and or the Internet (Article 307 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code), says he was forced to testify against himself. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has set up a unified register of debtors. Currently, the list includes 7,200 physical entities and 203 legal entities. The procedure of maintenance of the unified register of debtors was approved by government’s regulation issued on March 2, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
After returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban began building an irrigation canal to convert 550,000 hectares of desert in northern Afghanistan into farmland. The Taliban has reportedly made a controversial Qosh Tepa Canal a priority project. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon is concerned over the rise of terrorist and extremist crimes in Sughd province and increase in the number of young people joining extremist parties and movements. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian ruble has depreciated sharply against the Tajik national currency, the somoni, over the past nine days. According to data from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the official exchange rate of the Russia ruble against the somoni over the reporting period fell from 1:0. asiaplustj.info »
Robert F Kennedy Jr, nephew of former President John F Kennedy, has announced he will challenge Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024. Media reports say the son of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy formally filed paperwork to run as a Democrat in the 2024 Presidential election on Thursday. asiaplustj.info »
The Savings Bank of Tajikistan Amonatbonk and Azerbaijani Azer-Turk Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the Amonatbonk press center reported on Tuesday. The document was reportedly inked by top managers of the banks on April 4 in Dushanbe on the margins of the Tajikistan-Azerbaijan Investment Forum. asiaplustj.info »
The Capital City Day is marked in Tajikistan on the third Saturday of April and this year, Dushanbe will mark the Capital City Day on April 15. A concert dedicated to this event will take place at the Kokhi Surush Complex (starting time: 2:00 pm), according to the Dushanbe Administration. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has denounced two agreements on pensions for military personnel of the CIS member nations that have been in force since 1992. asiaplustj.info »
Torrential rain Tuesday night (April 3) caused a number of mudflows in Panj district of the southern province of Khatlon. The press center of the Khatlon regional administration says the mudflows have partially damaged more than 100 houses in Pakhtakor village, jamaot named after Kaboud Saifiddinov. asiaplustj.info »
The US military says a senior leader of the Islamic State (IS) terror group who was responsible for planning attacks in Europe has been killed in a strike in Syria. Press release issued by the US Central Command on April 4 says “U. asiaplustj.info »
