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Shura Council Speaker meets Egyptian, Tajik counterparts
The Peninsula
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April 6, 2025
Tashkent: Speaker of the Shura Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim met separately with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE Hanafy El Gebaly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of...
Tajikistan aims for full utilization of its hydropower resources, says Tajik minister of energy
Asia Plus
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15:26, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Daler Juma, stated that the country's hydropower potential exceeds 500 billion kWh per year, of which only 4% is currently being utilized. He emphasized that...
Kyrgyz-Tajik border. Japarov and Rahmon sign protocol on exchange of ratification letters
AKIpress News Agency
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Kyrgyz-Tajik border. Japarov and Rahmon sign protocol on exchange of ratification letters AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon attended the ceremony of signing the protocol of exchange of...
Saudi Arabia welcomes border treaty, ‘eternal friendship’ pact between Tajik-Kyrgyz-Uzbek
Madhyamam
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April 2, 2025
Saudi Arabia welcomed the landmark border agreement between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, hailing it as a major step toward regional peace and cooperation in Central Asia. The deal formalizes the shared border in the historically...
Dushanbe hosted a meeting of Special Representatives of the Central Asia and EU for Afghanistan
News Central Asia
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February 6, 2025
On February 5, 2025, the Sixth meeting of Special Representatives for Afghanistan in the format of «Central Asia – European Union» was held in Dushanbe. At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
Iran lauds Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz border agreement
Mehr News Agency
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April 4, 2025
Welcoming the signing of the agreement to determine agreed-upon border crossing between the three countries and the "Khujand" Declaration on eternal friendship between neighboring countries of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, Baghaei...
Kazakhstan in Afghanistan: From Rhetoric to Infrastructure
Times of Central Asia
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July 17, 2025
The visit of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu to Kabul (July 10–11) was a turning point not only for bilateral relations but also for the entire regional logistics agenda. While Astana’s previous statements about its readiness to...
Bread, sugar, vegetable oil, fuel: What supplies the Tajik Government is stockpiling
Asia Plus
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The Government of Tajikistan has approved a list and volume of essential goods to be imported for the formation of state reserves in 2025. These goods will be partially or fully exempt from taxes: 50% off VAT and excise tax, and full exemption...
Dushanbe hosts Roundtable on 2025 International Glacier Preservation Conference
AzerNews
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January 30, 2025
Dushanbe recently hosted a roundtable discussing preparations for the 2025 International Conference on Glacier Preservation, Azernews reports, citing the Committee for Environmental Protection's press center. The meeting was attended by members of...
Priority areas of Turkmen-Tajik cooperation were considered in Ashgabat
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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March 28, 2025
28 March 2025 975 Priority areas of Turkmen-Tajik cooperation were considered in Ashgabat On March 27, 2025, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Tajik specialists prepare to combat locust infestation
Asia Plus
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09:35, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A series of training sessions on modern methods of locust control has concluded in Tajikistan. Specialists from Sughd and Khatlon regions, as well as districts subordinate to the center (RRP), have studied advanced...
Three fake cops arrested in Dushanbe for robbing citizens
Asia Plus
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14:49, march 27Author: Asia-Plus Dushanbe police have arrested three young men who, according to the authorities, introduced themselves as law enforcement officers and extorted money from citizens. The Dushanbe Police Department says Zarif...
Residents of the Tajik-Russian Industrial Park to Receive Tax Incentives
Asia Plus
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A "special tax and customs regime" will be implemented in the territory of the Tajik-Russian Industrial Park in Dushanbe, according to the agreement on the park's establishment signed on March 17 by the governments of both countries. Have you...
Tajik drug control kingpin confirms seizure of methamphetamine on trucks from Afghanistan to China
Asia Plus
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15:24, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Zafar Samad, Head of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, has confirmed the interception of 121 kg of methamphetamine smuggled through Tajikistan on transit trucks traveling from...
Tajik Air plans to launch flights to Vanj, Rasht, and Lakhsh districts
Asia Plus
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14:11, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In 2025, Tajik Air intends to expand its domestic flight network by adding new routes from Dushanbe to Rasht and Lakhsh districts in Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan and Vanj district in the Gorno Badakhshan...
OSCE positively assesses signing of Kyrgyz-Tajik border agreement
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - On the initiative of Kyrgyzstan, the issue of signing the border agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was included in the agenda of the next meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on March 27. Permanent...
Malaysia’s withdrawal from Cafa Nations Cup disrupts tournament plans
Free Malaysia Today
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July 16, 2025
FAM said Harimau Malaya were pulling out of the Cafa Nations Cup 2025 following recent changes to the tournament schedule now falling slightly outside the official Fifa international window. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: The Central Asian Football...
Dushanbe to host International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation 2025
Azertag
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January 30, 2025
Baku, January 30, AZERTAC Dushanbe hosted a round table on “Preparations for the International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation 2025’, reports Khovar citing press center of the Committee for Environmental Protection. The event was attended by...
Kyrgyzstan has ratified Kyrgyz-Tajik state border treaty
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov has signed the law on ratification of the Kyrgyz-Tajik State Border Treaty between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan, which was signed on March 13 in Bishkek, the president's press service...
Sadyr Japarov ratifies agreement on Kyrgyz-Tajik border
24.kg
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March 25, 2025
22:15, 25 March 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Artem SUVOROV 22:15, 25 March 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Artem SUVOROV President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed the law on ratification of the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and...