New era of defense cooperation starts between Tajikistan and Iran
An article by Michael Scollon posted on Radio Liberty’s website says visit of Iranian top military commander Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, to Tajikistan heralded the beginning of a new era of defense cooperation between the two countries as they seek to ta…
A group of entrepreneurs from St Petersburg arrives in Dushanbe to seek opportunities for cooperation
A delegation of entrepreneurs from St Petersburg arrived in Dushanbe yesterday on a three-day visit to discuss with Tajik officials and entrepreneurs opportunities for cooperation.On the same day, the delegation led by Arbi Abubakarov, the Deputy Head …
Russia decides to refuse to pay pensions to guest workers due to lack of money in the budget
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) denounced the agreement on pension guarantees for citizens of the CIS countries, which has been in force since 1992. The decision was formalized as a federal law, The Moscow News reports.Russia will…
Germany provides additional 17.4 million euros for construction of a hydropower plant in GBAO
The Government of Germany has provided additional financing of 17.4 million euros for construction of a small HPP Sebzor in Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).The Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan…
SCO Secretary General Visits Tajik Academy of Public Administration
Yesterday, the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Ming visited the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Tajikistan in order to get acquainted with the activities of the SCO Friendship. and Cooperat…
Tajikistan Prepares to Attend Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Yesterday, the Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection Bahodur Sheralizoda met with the Senior Climate Change Specialist of the Asian Development Bank Kate Hughes.The meeting focused on the issue of the implementation of current joint pr…
Volume of Foreign Trade Turnover Between Tajikistan and Russia Increases by 49%
Yesterday, the head of the Foreign Economic Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Dilshod Sharifi and a delegation from St. Petersburg discussed the priority projects for the development of trade and economic cooperat…
Special Report: 2021 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of Tajikistan
HIGHLIGHTS• Total grain production in 2021 (first and second season crops) was estimated at 1.4 million tonnes, about 10 percent above the 2020 level, due to a slight increase in plantings and better weather conditions which boosted yields, and 4 perce…
Meeting of the Ambassador with the Minister of Water Resources of India
On May 24, 2022 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Republic of India Lukman Bobokalonzoda met with the Minister of Water Resources of India Gajendra Singh Shehavat.During the meeting the issues and way…