Day: December 13, 2021

During the meeting, the two reportedly exchanged views on state and prospects of further expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey.

They also discussed activities of the Tajikistan-Turkey intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation.

The parties reportedly agreed to follow the agreements previously reached by the highest leaderships of the two countries on diversification and increasing the bilateral trade between Tajikistan and Turkey to 1 billion U.S. dollars.

Gulov and Mus also discussed issues related to developing the Tajikistan-Turkey bilateral trade facilitation roadmap designed for 2022-2025, the Embassy says.

Besides, the two reportedly discussed the state and further steps to implement the items of the Joint Plan of Actions of 11th session of the Tajikistan-Turkey intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation.

They also touched up issues of further expansion of the bilateral cooperation in the fields of banking sector, investment, agriculture, transportation, construction and architecture, tourism, environmental protection, civil aviation, public health, education, science, culture, labor and social care, standardization, sports and youth policy.

The Ministry of Trade of Turkey is responsible for customs and trade related affairs in Turkey. The ministry was founded with the Act No. 640 by merging the Prime Ministry's Undersecretariate of Customs with some departments of the former Ministry of Industry and Trade on June 8, 2011. In the past, duties of the current ministry were carried out by the Ministry of Customs and Monopoly (1931–1983), Ministry of Finance and Customs (1983–1991) and Undersecretariate of Customs (1993–2011).

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Emomali Rahmon sent two cables – one to ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel and another one to new Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Tajik president’s official website said on December 11.

In his message to Angela Merkel, Tajik leader, in particular, noted, “Remembering with warmth our meetings and conversations, I would like to emphasize that I consider your contribution to the strengthening and expansion of relationships between Germany and Tajikistan, friendship and multifaceted cooperation significant.”

Rahmon expressed gratitude to ex-Chancellor for sincere friendship, trust and fruitful cooperation and expressed the hope that the traditions of good relations and partnership between the two countries will continue.

In his message of congratulations to new Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Emomali Rahmon noted that Tajikistan is interested in further expansion of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with Germany, one of the key nations of the European Union. “In this context, we stand for further deepening and expansion of the bilateral cooperation in all areas being of mutual interest,” reads the message.

Olaf Scholz was elected as Germany’s new Chancellor on December 8, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s 16 years of leadership.

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federal Republic of Germany were established on 28 February 1992.

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Ms. Khusravova, a 21-year-old native of the Pamir Mountains, has been a champion for mountain communities since she was a young girl. She leads a local community emergency response team – all volunteers – in GBAO and is passionate about protecting mountains and mountain life and encouraging women to speak up and lead.

Dilshodbegim Khusravova

She, in particular, noted in an interview with AKAH at the end of last week that current harsh climate conditions pose a threat to the population of the Pamirs.

“It can increase the intensity of natural hazards and man-made disasters. In many cases, villages are cut off from communication routes for a long time after these disasters and must rely only on themselves and neighboring communities,” said Dilshodbegim. “And that’s why we have to take care of Mother Nature and mountains. They do matter.”

“As volunteers, we can improve the ability of our community to better cope with the impacts of disasters and other emergencies. Thanks to AKAH and the Government for taking unprecedented actions to train and equip us with the resources,” she said.

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IRNA reports that stating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plays its role in decision-making about economic issues, Khatibzadeh said that everyone knows that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one side of economic diplomacy and all ministries plus agencies should cooperate with it in this regard.

Concerning financial openings, he reportedly highlighted that there have been serious openings with neighboring countries in the fields of monetary, financial, and export development.

He, in particular, noted that the trade exchanges with Tajikistan have multiplied 2.5 to 3 times over the past 100 days.

Pointing to the president's recent trip to Turkmenistan, he underscored that the barriers of the economic ties with Turkmenistan were removed.

He reiterated that openings in monetary and fiscal areas have occurred with some neighboring states and are being pursued.

Khatibzadeh noted that they have good news about the neutralization and ineffectiveness of sanctions in the coming days.

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Beginning on December 15, Nordwind Airlines will operate the flight Yekaterinburg-Bokhtar-Yekaterinburg using Boeing 737-800, says the press center of Yekaterinburg International Airport Koltsovo. It will be once-weekly service on Wednesdays.

Currently, three flights are operated from the Koltsovo Airport to Tajikistan: Dushanbe; Khujand; and Kulob.

Currently, a ticket for the flight from Yekaterinburg to Bokhtar costs 15,000 Russian Rubles, and a ticket for flight from Bokhtar to Yekaterinburg costs 12,494 Russian Rubles. ”The introduction of the rate is connected with a seasonal decrease in passenger traffic from Yekaterinburg to Bokhtar and seasonal increase in passenger traffic from Bokhtar to Yekaterinburg.

Nordwind Airlines, LLC is a Russian leisure airline. The company is headquartered in Moscow, and its hub is at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Nordwind Airlines primarily operates service between airports in Russia and holiday destinations around the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Founded in August 2008 by the Russian and Turkish branches of tour operator Pegas Touristik, Nordwind initially operated three Boeing 757-200s

As of April 2020, Nordwind Airlines fleet has reportedly comprised the following aircraft: 10 Airbus A321-200s; 2 Airbus A32s; 3 Airbus A330-200s; 4 Airbus A330-300s; 12 Boeing 737-800s; 6 Boeing 777-200ERs; and 3 Boeing 777-300ERs

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“But, so far, we are not talking about the resumption of rail passenger traffic between Tajikistan and Russia,” said Latifzoda. “We, however, hope that the rail passenger traffic between the two countries will resume soon. As soon as land borders open, we are ready to resume the rail passenger traffic with Te Russian Federation.

According to him, the rail passenger traffic with the Russian Federation was suspended on March 16, last year due to the novel coronavirus crisis.

“Prior to suspension of the rail passenger traffic with Russia, 1,600 conductors worked for Tajik Railways, and after suspension of the rail passenger traffic between Tajikistan and Russia, the majority of them were put on unpaid leave. The same situation is with our other employees,” Latifzoda said.

Currently, only freight trains run between Tajikistan and Russia, the spokesman added.

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