Day: April 5, 2022

Russian media reports say the decree, which came into force on Monday, suspends Russia's simplified visa issuance regime with some European Union countries as well as Norway, Switzerland, Denmark and Iceland.

According to a government statement, the list includes Albania, Andorra, Australia, Great Britain, including Jersey, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, European Union member states, Iceland, Canada, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, San Marino, North Macedonia, Singapore, United States, Taiwan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland and Japan.

Putin’s latest decree includes suspension of Visa-free entry into Russia for holders of diplomatic passports for all EU countries, which of course includes Greece and Cyprus and the list above.

It also ordered the Russian foreign ministry and other bodies to decide on introducing personal entry restrictions on "foreign citizens and stateless people who commit unfriendly actions against Russia, its citizens or its legal entities."

Last month the Russian government approved a list of unfriendly countries including the United States, Canada, Britain, EU states and Ukraine, among others.

Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged to continue peace talks with Russia. “It’s difficult to say how, after all what has been done, we can have any kind of negotiations with Russia. But as president, I have to do it. Any war has to end,” Zelenskiy told CBS.

Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it called a special military operation, which reportedly “seeks to save people, demilitarize and denazify Ukraine in order to prevent such things from happening.”

Source: Asia-Plus

According to the Tajik MFA information department, a series of meetings of the delegation have been organized at the initiative of the Embassy of Tajikistan in Berlin to further develop and expand trade and economic cooperation with leading German companies.

On March 31, a meeting was held with Mr. Gunnar Gross, General Secretary Airbus Operations GmbH, to establish mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of air transport.

Along with familiarization with the multifaceted activities of Airbus Operations GmbH" the Tajik delegation also got acquainted with the production process of various brands of Airbus passenger aircrafts.

photo / Tajik MFA.

Located in Hamburg, Airbus Operations GmbH is part of the Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing Industry. Airbus Operations GmbH has 19,914 employees at this location and generates US$9.93 billion in sales. There are 429 companies in the Airbus Operations GmbH corporate family.

On the same day, the delegation members reportedly met with senior representatives of JSC Euler Hermes, including Mr. Jan-Philipp Apking, Head of Division Underwriting and Risk Management and Mr. Berthold Reuter, Senior Adviser Transportation.

The parties reportedly discussed issues related to further expansion of cooperation.

Euler Hermes is the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance. Eurel Hermes is a subsidiary Allianz SE, a leading global financial services provider.

Source: Asia-Plus

The Guest Lecturers conducted interactive sessions with the participants where they presented their available services to the audience, told them their customers’ successes after using their services and welcomed the adolescents for visiting and using the Providers services.

“Such projects with a new approach of engaging Community Leaders and giving them a vital role in implementing of different initiatives, is a high motivation of better recognition of their community households living status. This initiative will lead a bridge of improvement and interest for other active young leaders to be engaged in such approaches,” Zuhal Mirzoev, Head of Shohtemuriyon Jamoat of Regional Government, said.

In the Event as a Guest Lecturers, 4 core Stakeholders participated - one from Regional Government and the three others were from NGOs, who are part AHandE Community of Practice which is the core objective of the community-based projects.

“This initiative will lead a bridge of improvement and interest for other active young leaders to be engaged in such approaches,” said Shahlo Gulomavloeva, Head of Saifullo Abdulloev community.

The invited Guests were: Zuhal Mirzoev, Regional Hukumat,Head of Shohtemuriyon Jamoat ,Khorog City, who conducted a session on Governmental Community Structure; Shahlo Gulomavloeva, Head of Saifullo Abdulloev Community of Khorog City, who conducted an introductory presentation on her appointment and induction with the heads of Saifullo Abdulloev Sub mahallas; Rukhshona Nurmamadshoeva, National Council, Social Safety Net Project Manager, who conducted an awareness/informative and interactive session on Mental Health and the core social services that SSN is providing; and Hakim Kiyobekov, head of Programme at Ismaili Centre in Khorog, who introduced the audience to the social life of Ismaili Centre and Jamaatkhana and made an awareness presentation highlighting the core services available for adolescents.

The participants of Adolescent Health and Empowerment Component of F4HE project have brightened their informational base about the core available services that they can access throughout the community where they are residing.

Overall, this initiative is one of the steps where Adolescent Empowerment component under F4HE is fulfilling the identified gap.

AKDN and its agencies focus on empowering and improving the lives of people in developing countries. AKDN programs are aimed at the well-being of all people, regardless of race, nationality, or religion.

Source: Asia-Plus