Tajikistan News Gazette

News From Tajikistan

Day: February 28, 2023

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Iran reportedly hands over Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Taliban, while Iranian MFA denies this

Some media reports said on February 27 that Iran has handed the Afghan embassy in Tehran over to the Taliban. The Iranian foreign ministry denies this.Thus, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Monday that Iran has handed the Afghan embassy in Tehran ove…

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Kazakhstan’s capital hosts C5+1 ministerial meeting

C5+1 foreign ministers are meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, today. Kazakh media reports say U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will attend a C5+1 Ministerial meeting with representatives of each of the five Central Asian nations. The Astan…

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi At a Joint Press Availability

MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We are about to start the press conference. I’d like to give the floor to the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, and the minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi. You can pose y…

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Blinken Starts Asia Trip With Promise Of New Aid To Central Asia

ASTANA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised to help ease the reliance of countries in Central Asia on Moscow as concern over the Kremlin’s influence grows amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Visiting the Kazakh capital, Astana, on…

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Meeting of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

A meeting of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan was held under the chairmanship of the Founder of National Peace and Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Head of the Government of the country, Honorable Emoma…

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Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Tout ‘Progress’ On Dangerous Border Dispute

The construction of 332 new houses has been completed in the southwestern Kyrgyz province of Batken for local residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during bloody clashes on the border with Tajikistan in September, the Kyrgyz government said.A…

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs participates and delivers a statement in the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of Human Rights Council

On February 27, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Muzaffar Huseinzoda delivered a statement in the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.Deputy …

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Meeting with the UNEP Europe Office Acting Director

On 27 February 2023, on the margins of the High-Level Segment of the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Muzaffar Huseinzoda met with the United Nati…

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Blinken Voices Support for Independence, Sovereignty of Kazakhstan

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged support Tuesday for Kazakhstan’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity during his first visit to Central Asia as the top U.S. diplomat.At a news conference after a meeting with o…