Day: May 17, 2023

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IEA: in April, Russia’s oil revenues decreased by 27%

The International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that in April, Russian exports of oil and petroleum products became the highest since February 2022 - supplies increased by 50 thousand barrels per day compared to the previous month, to 8.3 million. However, according to IEA estimates, despite the increase in exports in April, Russia's oil revenues decreased by 27% compared to April last year - to $15 billion. The agency recalls that in March, the decline in income in annual terms was even greater - by 40%. The IEA clarifies that the export of Russian oil and petroleum products in April amounted to 5.2 million barrels per day and was the highest since May 2022. The two largest consumers in Asia, China, and India, increased the purchase of Russian raw materials to 2.1 and 2 million barrels per day, respectively. 400 thousand barrels per day were supplied to the EU, mainly to Hungary and Slovakia by pipe and to Bulgaria by sea. At the same time, the main buyers of Russian oil products are Turkey, China, and India, receiving 430, 220 and 180 thousand barrels per day. A total of 3.1 million barrels per day of Russian petroleum products were exported, follows from the IEA data.

Source: Turan News Agency

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Azerbaijan’s former Culture Minister appointed as Head of Partnership and International Cooperation Sector at ICESCO

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has announced the appointment of Anar Karimov, former Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan, as Head of the Partnership and International Cooperation Sector of the Organization. According to the Organization, Karimov was chosen to assume this position due to his successful experience and career. He holds the highest diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan in 2000, where he held various diplomatic positions at the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Belgium and in its Mission to the European Union. He held the position of Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to UNESCO in Paris for 6 years starting in 2014 before being appointed Deputy Minister of Culture and then Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan until December 2022. Karimov will lead ICESCO's Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector to enhance the Organization's partnerships with various institutions in its Member States, as well as with international organizations and bodies, to contribute to increasing its outreach worldwide and mobilize the necessary financial resources to support its programs in the fields of Education, Science, Culture and communication. ICESCO's General Directorate congratulates the Head of the Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector on assuming this position, wishing him success in his mission to contribute to the achievement of the Organization's noble goals.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

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In Azerbaijan, the consumption of motor fuel increased by 8%

In January-April 2023, fuel consumers in Azerbaijan purchased motor gasoline and diesel fuel for a total of 927.1 million manats ($545.4 million), by 7.9% higher than in January-April 2022, the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan. In the total volume of retail trade turnover in Azerbaijan during the reporting period, revenues from sales of motor gasoline and diesel fuel amounted to 5.7%. By the end of 2022, fuel consumers in Azerbaijan purchased gasoline and diesel fuel for a total of 2 billion 768.7 million manats ($1.63 billion), by 7.9% higher than in 2021.

Source: Turan News Agency

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USAID and AKF improve access to water and sanitation in Khatlon province

On May 16, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) through the joint 'Thrive Tajikistan' program, completed and officially handed over three new drinking water supply systems and three school latrines in three villages of Qubodiyon district in Khatlon province to the local authorities, say press release issued by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on May 17. The drinking water supply systems provide uninterrupted access to clean water to 1,191 households (10,990 people). Additionally, 1,424 schoolchildren and teachers will have access to sanitary school latrines. Tajikistan's southern districts, including Qubodiyon, have long suffered from a lack of access to clean water, which has inhibited its development ambitions. Until recently, people were using unsafe water from shallow wells, rivers, and canals, often resulting in poor health outcomes and nutrition insecurity, including waterborne diseases. USAID, in cooperation with AKF worked closely with the local governance institutions and communities to tackle this water scarcity. To date, 'Thrive Tajikistan' has constructed 13 drinking water supply systems and 13 school latrines in Farkhor, Hamadoni, Nosir-Khusrav, Panj, Qubodiyon, Roshtqala, and Shahritous districts that provide 43,161 people with access to clean drinking water, and improved sanitation and hygiene services to 8,304 people. The five-year (2018-2023) 'Thrive Tajikistan: Partnership for Socio-Economic Development' program expands the partnership between USAID, AKF, and the Government of Tajikistan to improve the quality of life for people in all 16 districts of Tajikistan along the country's border with Afghanistan in Khatlon province and the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). USAID is the world's premier international development agency and a lead actor driving development results. AKF partners with communities, nonprofits, businesses, governments, and local leaders to make long- term investments, build permanent institutions, and cultivate an active civil society with the aim to improve quality of life and break the cycle of poverty.

Source: Asia Plus

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Emergency hospital doctor faces negligent death charges

The Dushanbe prosecutor's office has instituted criminal proceedings against the emergency hospital doctor Abdurasoul Hojiyev, who is charged with a crime for negligently causing the death of a patient. The Dushanbe prosecutor's office says Abdurasoul Hojiyev is suspected of negligence that caused the death of the 17-year-old Sevinj Shukurova The prosecutor's office notes that according to the preliminary data and on the basis of the examination, it was established that the girl's death has occurred due to anaphylactic shock caused by Lidasa, powder for injection. The doctor is charged with improper performance of professional duties (Article 129 (2) of Tajikistan's Penal Code). The criminal proceedings have been instituted after Sevinj's mother, Shoira Zuhurova, posted a video on social media, in which she appeals to Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali and President's Executive Office Chairperson Ozoda Rahmon with request to bring justice against the doctor because of which, according to her, she lost her 17-year-old daughter. According to her, Hojiyev prescribed Lidasa to her daughter despite her warning that her daughter is allergic to penicillins. The woman says the nurse in the same place made an injection of Lidasa in the presence of the doctor. 'But before that, the doctor did not give me daughter a test injection to determine the reaction of her body to the drug and did not leave us under surveillance even for 15 minutes,' the woman noted. After that, the girl's condition reportedly deteriorated sharply. 'I contacted Hojiyev and he advised me to take an injection of Dexamethasone without talking specifically about the dose. As a result, the dose that was at hand at that time was not enough. My daughter got worse, we took her to the hospital, but the doctors could not save her,' Shoira Zuhurova said. Hojiyev was arrested on May 16 and the prosecutor's office of Dushanbe's Ismoili Somoni district instituted criminal proceedings against him under the provision of Article 129 (2) of Tajikistan's Penal Code - improper performance of professional duties; an investigation is under way. If convicted, the doctor could face up to eight years in prison.

Source: Asia Plus

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Since the beginning of the year, Italy has imported more than 3 bcm of Azerbaijani gas

In January-April 2023, Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy exceeded 3 bcm, the head of the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, Parviz Shahbazov, wrote on Twitter. He noted that the deliveries were conducted via the TAP gas pipeline. In 2022, gas supplies to Italy via TAP, amounted to 10.325 bcm (+43.1% of the indicator of 2021), the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy. According to Eurostat, last year Italy spent 13.253 billion euros for imported gas from Azerbaijan (an increase by 3.9 times).

Source: Turan News Agency

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Russia, Iran agree on scientific and technological co-op in fuel, energy sector

Russia and Iran have signed several cooperation agreements, including on scientific and technological cooperation in the oil and gas industry, Trend reports with reference to TASS.

The documents were inked between First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin from the Russian side, and by Deputy Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ahmad Asadzadeh from the Iranian side.

Moreover, the Federal Customs Service of Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) have signed an agreement on mutual recognition of institutions of the authorized economic operator.

A memorandum of understanding on the development of bilateral cooperation was also signed between the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran and Russia's Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).

Source: Trend News Agency

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Tajikistan and Russia Strengthen Healthcare Cooperation

Issues of studies of population immunity to coronavirus infection conducted in Tajikistan with the support of Russian specialists were discussed on May 16 in Dushanbe by the Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population Jamoliddin Abdullozoda and the Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoriev.

The parties highly appreciated the level of Tajik-Russian cooperation in the areas of healthcare, as well as the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.

The parties noted the important contribution of Russia to the development of a system of mobile clinics for hard-to-reach areas of Tajikistan and the fight against infectious diseases in the republic.

The minister emphasized the demand for Russian higher medical education for future doctors in Tajikistan and the importance of active scientific cooperation between the leading medical centers of the two countries.

Source: National information agency of Tajikistan

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Emomali Rahmon Congratulates Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his 70th Birthday

Today, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, held a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Honorable Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

During the conversation, the Head of our state warmly congratulated the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on his seventieth birthday, wishing him health, happiness and further success in implementing the plans.

In this context, the Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, wished the brotherly people of Kazakhstan peace, prosperity and further progress.

During the conversation, the Presidents considered topical issues of the Tajik-Kazakh strategic partnership with an emphasis on the importance of actively implementing the agreements reached by the parties during the busy state visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan in early May this year.

The significance of the adopted Declaration on further promotion of interaction between the two countries in the spirit of allied relations was especially emphasized.

The interlocutors also touched upon topical issues on the international and regional agenda, including the upcoming First «Central Asia-China» Summit, which will be held tomorrow in the city of Xi’an, People’s Republic of China.

Source: National information agency of Tajikistan