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Tajikistan intends to increase production of vegetable oil. But it still not be able to provide the population with its own product. Firstly, there are few cooking oil processing enterprises, and secondly, there are not enough raw materials. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today paid a working visit to Tursunzoda, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi noted that the issue of water should not be politicalized and it should be solved through negotiations. TOLOnews cited him as saying that the recent droughts should not be ignored, and Kabul expects the Iranian officials to make their demands based on the treaty. asiaplustj.info »
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young people from Central Asian countries who are studying in China to be devoted to promoting China-Central Asia friendship and to make greater contributions to bolstering relations between China and their home countries, China Daily reported on May 16. asiaplustj.info »
Turkmenistan is ready to collaborate with Tajikistan on creating a transport corridor to provide Tajikistan with access to the Caspian Sea, according to Turkmenistan’s media outlets. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan asks the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to revise the form of financial support for the country. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held phone talks with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev, according to the Tajik president’s official website. The parties reportedly discussed bilateral cooperation between their countries, including the holding of a session of the Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation in the near future. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday, May 5, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the sea-side Taj Exotica resort in Goa's Benaulim, India on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers. asiaplustj.info »
The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev yesterday bestowed upon the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon Altyn Qyran (Golden eagle) Order. asiaplustj.info »
The Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA) has written on its Facebook page that a man with mental disabilities is suspected of setting fire to two five-time mosques in two villages subordinate to the city of Tursunzoda. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on April 28 that trouble appears to be brewing on Tajikistan’s common border with in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, in southeastern Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The head of Tajikistan's Committee for Youth and Sports, Abdullo Rahmonzoda, has urged bloggers not to wear beards and stay away from promoting beards online, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on April 28. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say that the US and UK envoys told reporters in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on April 25 that Kazakhstan may face consequences if it continues helping Russia evade Western sanctions. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday, April 13, top managers of Tajikistan’s privately owned airline Somon Air met herewith with a delegation of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), led by Kashgar Mayor Yasenjan Yakhep. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin attended the fourth ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring states with the participation of Tajikistan and six other countries. Muhriddin held separate meetings with his participating counterparts on the sidelines of the event, which took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on April 13. asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday April 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held phone talks with his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedov, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Saudi Arabia's Cabinet on March 29 approved a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite U.S. security concerns. The official Saudi Press Agency ( SPA ) reported on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) granting the Kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the SCO. asiaplustj.info »
Bobojon-Ghafourov district has been the second leg of Emomali Rahmon’s working visit to northern Tajikistan. According to the Tajik president’s official website, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited the commercial cooperative of the collective farm named after Tursunboy Kushatov, where he got acquainted with the process of setting up new orchards. asiaplustj.info »
A joint operation carried out by law enforcement officers of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan has led to the arrest of a 37-yer-old national of Tajikistan, K. O. A. , on suspicion of a large-scale drug trafficking. asiaplustj.info »
The detained freelance journalist Khurshed Fozilov is charged with calls for forcible changes to the constitutional order in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Ombudsman’s representatives have never met with jailed independent journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda to verify the fact of use of torture against him. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Ministry of trade of Afghanistan, representatives of the Russian business community, investors from Iran and specialists from Pakistan have signed a US$1 billion worth of memorandum of intent on infrastructure development projects. asiaplustj.info »
Both chambers of Russia’s parliament yesterday endorsed President Vladimir Putin’s move to suspend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, with officials and lawmakers casting it as an eleventh-hour warning to Washington amid the tensions over Ukraine. The Voice of America ( VOA ) says U.S. asiaplustj.info »
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was suspending its participation in the New START, the strategic arms reduction treaty with the United States that limits the two sides' strategic nuclear arsenals. asiaplustj.info »
Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda, heading a government delegation, arrived in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), on February 20, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan and Afghanistan resumed rail transportation via Hairatan dry port on February 10 after freight trains along the line were suspended ten days ago. Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbek state-run railway company) has confirmed the decision to restore services. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Tuesday (January 24) to discuss cooperation issues, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
AKIpress reported on January 18 that the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubayev has said that 2022 was rather complex period of relations with Tajikistan. "September incident... we held talks after that a very long time. The situation is getting better slowly. asiaplustj.info »
Several aid organizations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female workers in nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say a woman in Tashkent oblast has attacked an employee of the district power supply organization with knife demanding he turn on the electricity in the houses. Podrpbno.uz reports that video showing a woman threatening a man with a knife in the building of the power supply organization in Tashkent was shared on social media yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district sentenced independent journalist and blogger Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda to seven years in prison on December 26. The sentence followed his conviction on charges of collaboration with parties and movements banned in Tajikistan (Article 307 (3) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code). asiaplustj.info »
On December 24, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Yoshimasa Hayashi, on the sidelines of the 9th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue. asiaplustj.info »
The chairman of Tajikistan’s state-run think tank has said Tajikistan’s relations with Iran are based on mutual respect, IRNA reported on December 21. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reports that Director of the Exploration Department of the National Iranian Oil Company, Mehdi Fakour, said at a news conference in Tehran on December 6 that the National Iranian Oil Company has used modern methods developed by knowledge-based companies to discover new oil reserves in southwestern Iran. asiaplustj.info »
Samaa reported on December 5 that Pakistan is seeking to build an US$8.2 billion rail link connecting it with Uzbekistan as it pushes to enhance linkages with Central Asian nations. This was reportedly disclosed on December 5 during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Railways. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says an inaugural freight train carrying goods from Turkiye’s western Mediterranean shores arrived in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent over the weekend. asiaplustj.info »
Outgoing United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan John Mark Pommersheim yesterday met with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin at the end of his tenure to the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
An economic delegation from Russia’s Kurgan oblast, comprising representatives of four companies, has arrived in Tajikistan’s southern province of Khatlon to discuss cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is ready to provide assistance in normalizing the situation along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas stated Wednesday at the joint meeting of the CSTO foreign ministers, defense ministers and security council secretaries in Yerevan, Armenia. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Ambassador to Turkiye on November 21 met in Ankara with Ambassador Terhi Hakala, Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has promised to submit the draft agreement with Tajikistan on delineation of the disputed segments of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border to Jokorgu Kenesh (Kyrgyzstan’s parliament) until the New Year, 24. asiaplustj.info »
Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on November 16 that he respects Russia's statement that Russian missiles had not hit Polish territory, adding that he believes Moscow had "nothing to do with it. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s culture minister says the Central Asian country is intent on expanding cultural ties with Iran as she reiterates the need for holding increased number of cultural events between the two Persian-speaking nations, IRNA reported on November 14. asiaplustj.info »
The Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States that met on the Uzbek city of Samarkand on November 11 on the theme of “New Era for Turkic Civilization: Towards Common Development and Prosperity” has ended with adoption of a joint declaration. asiaplustj.info »
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on November 10 announced the launch of the second phase of its Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea (ERAS II) activity. The US Embassy in Tashkent says USAID will spend approximately US$1. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met in Sharm El Sheikh with the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of COP27. The Tajik president’s official website says the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of the bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday November 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-27), according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Independent journalist Zavqibek Saidamini, who is charged with extremism, has got a lengthy jail term. A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district sentenced Zavqibek Saidamini to seven years in prison on November 3. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has terminated cooperation within the joint project of Transtelecom JSC and the Russian company “Safe Information Zone” (“Bizon”) worth about 2.4 billion rubles (equivalent to US$39 million). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, with the European Union Council President Charles Michel. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the European Union. asiaplustj.info »
