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- May 8, 2008. Tajik PM calls on Chinese companies to expand cooperation with Tajik businessmen
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State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China were discussed at a meeting of Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov with Mr. Wang Sindiye (phonetically spelled), the head of the China New Era Company, that was held in Dushanbe on May 7, according to presidential press service. In the course of the talks, the two expressed satisfaction with increasing pace of expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries. Pointing out contribution China has made to development of Tajikistan's economy, the prime minister called on Chinese companies to establish closer cooperation with business circles in Tajikistan. For his part, Mr. Wang noted that his company had established cooperation with Tojikmatlubot (Tajikistan's association of consumers' cooperatives) in sectors like procurement, processing and sale of farm produce, etc.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Foreign Organizations, Private Sector Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: China Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - May 7, 2008. Tajik president, Russian ambassador discuss cooperation issues
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State and prospects of further expansion of Tajik-Russian cooperation were a major topic of a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Ramazan Abdulatipov, that was held in Dushanbe on May 6. According to presidential press service, the two confirmed their readiness for further expansion of many-sided cooperation between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation. Expressing satisfaction with growing trade and economic cooperation, Rahmon and Abdulatipov stressed that a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Russia should exceed $1 billion this year.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Russian Federation Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - May 5, 2008. Russian economic team to arrive in Tajikistan next week
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An economic delegation of Russia's Irkutsk region, comprising representatives of the regional administration, Eastern Siberia's chamber of commerce and industry and businessmen, will arrive in Tajikistan on May 13, according to Tajikistan's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). The source at a CCI said that during its stay in Tajikistan, the Irkutsk delegation is scheduled to hold a number of talks with Tajik enterprises and organizations dealing with organization of external labor migration and building materials supplies to discuss cooperation issues. They will discuss relating to expanding commercial relations, delivering saw timbers to Tajikistan, sending Tajik labor migrants to Russia's Baikal and importing Tajik aluminum, the source said. The delegation will stay in Tajikistan until May 20. It is the second visit of the Irkutsk economic delegation to Tajikistan. For the first time, the Irkutsk delegation was in Tajikistan in 2003.
More information...Type: Mission Organizers: Private Sector Participants: Private Sector, Government(s) Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: Russian Federation Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 30, 2008. Tajik-Iranian economic commission to meet in Tehran
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A meeting of the Tajik-Iranian commission for economic and trade cooperation will be held in Tehran, Iran from May 3-8. According to information from the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI), a government delegation to participate at the meeting will be led by Energy and Industries Minister Gul Sherali, who is co-chairman of the Tajik-Iranian economic commission. "The commission is expected to consider issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran in the fields of commerce, attraction of investments, standardization and insurance," said the MoEI source. "Besides, the sides will consider ways to expand bilateral cooperation in sectors like transit and transportation, banking and finance, aerial communication, energy and industries." The commission's session is supposed to end with signing of a cooperation protocol.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Iran, Islamic Republic of Open press: Yes - April 29, 2008. Family medicine support issues discussed in Dushanbe
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The Swiss-Tajik Health Care Reform and Family Medicine Support Project is holding its annual planning workshop for 2008-2009 today. According to the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Dushanbe office, the aim of the workshop is to present and discuss with community members, doctors, top level officials from the Ministry of Health and representatives on international organizations activities in strengthening family medicine services, planning and management capacities of the staff at primary health care level and increasing community’s participation and responsibility in solving health problems. The workshop intends to initiate practical discussions and group work led by district health administration to assure that the specific needs of each district are met and activities are coordinated among other stakeholders to avoid duplications.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Theme: Health Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - April 28, 2008. Tajik, Russian MoEs negotiate opening branches of Russian universities in Tajikistan
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Senior officials of education ministries of Tajikistan and Russian met in Dushanbe on April 25 to discuss cooperation issues. The source at the Tajik Ministry of Education (MoE) said that the meeting participants, in particular discussed opening of branches of Moscow State University (MGU), St. Petersburg State Mining Institute (SPGGI) and Moscow Energy Institute (MEI) in Tajikistan. Tajik and Russian education officials reached an agreement to set up an inter-departmental commission for more detailed discussion of that issue, working out financial-economic mechanisms and laying legal foundation of the establishment of Russian universities’ branches in the country, the source said. The sides considered it expedient to define the list of the most topical issues for exchanging views and working plan of joint actions before June 1, 2008. The meeting also discussed issues related to establishment of the MGU’s preliminary courses, the source said.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Education Countries: Russian Federation Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 25, 2008. Official Astana makes preparations for President Rahmon’s visit
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Kazakhstan is making preparations for visit of President Emomali Rahmon due in early May, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin said in an interview with Asia-Plus on Friday. According to him, working groups of the two countries are currently preparing package of important documents that are expected to be signed in Astana. “Kazakhstan has special attitude to the Republic of Tajikistan and we want further expansion of cooperation between our countries,” the minister said. Commenting on Kazakhstan’s attitude to labor migration from the neighboring countries, including Tajikistan, Mr. Tazhin said that as a whole, his country considers it as a positive factor. “Kazakhstan is experiencing shortage of manpower in some sectors of economy, and without recruiting labor resources it would be difficult for us to tackle this problem,” the minister. He further added that there are certain problems such violation of labor legislation, illegl migration and some others that should be tackled. “However, there has been no any case over the past years that any Tajik labor migrant has been deported from Kazakhstan,” Mr. Tazhin said.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - April 24, 2008. OSCE inaugurates newly refurbished addition to Youth Centre in Dushanbe
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OSCE Center in Dushanbe, jointly with the Dushanbe NGO Child Rights Center and representatives of several international organizations participated in the inauguration of an OSCE-funded addition to the Youth Centre located in Dushanbe’s Sino district. Ms. Rukhshona Nazhmidinova, Senior Press and Public Information Assistant, OSCE Center in Dushanbe, said that the newly refurbished part of the Youth Centre will now house a conference room, which also serves as a library for the youth, a modest exercise facilities room along with showers, and a barber-shop instruction room for interested youth.
Funding for renovation of two youth centers in Sino and Firdavsi districts were allocated by OSCE for the juvenile justice alternatives projects, a justice policy being taken up by the Government of Tajikistan.
More informationType: Presentations/Launchings Organizers: International organizations Theme: Education Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 23, 2008. 2nd meeting of Task Force on regional electricity cooperation opens in Dushanbe
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The second meeting of a Task Force on regional Electricity Cooperation in Central and South Asia opened in Dushanbe on April 23. A source at the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) said that the meeting had brought together representatives of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to consider issues related to international practice of creation of cross-border electricity markets. They are also discussing their interests and obligations on developing model agreements for cross-border electricity projects. They are also considering issues related to regulation of hydropower regimes in order to use experience of other regions. In the meantime, special workshop on hydropower management in Central Asia was held in the Tajik capital yesterday. The workshop assessed the present state of cooperation in Central Asia and discussed efficient methods of management of hydropower in the region. The seminar participants also exchanged views on ways to strengthen regional cooperation.
More information...Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - April 21, 2008. EBRD speaks for creation of normal conditions for activity of investors in Tajikistan
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State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) were discussed on Monday at a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon within visiting EBRD delegation. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the president, Mr. Gonzalo Ramos, representing Spain and Mexico, noted that the aim of their visit to Tajikistan is to know more about the present situation in Tajikistan in order that further strategy of the Bank would meet the country’s needs. According to him, they were also interested in president’s vision of what the EBRD could do for Tajikistan. The president and his economic team briefed us on this,” Mr. Ramos said. According to him, the EBRD last year funded nine projects for totaling $40 million aimed at microfinancing as well as supporting development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and infrastructure in the country.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), International Donors Theme: Economic Reforms Countries: Tajikistan, Spain Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 21, 2008—April 22, 2008. US experts conduct workshops on civic education and project planning in Kulob
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A group of specialists from a number of US universities have conducted a series of workshops on civic education and project planning for Kulob students on April 21-22. Speaking in an interview with Asia-Plus, Ms. Marlene Ginsberg, the vice-president of the NGO Legacy International for professional programs, said that the workshops in Central Asia are part of a two-year project, sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, through a grant provided to Legacy International. According to her, the International University of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan’s National Teachers’ Training University named after Abai and Tajikistan’s State Teachers’ Training University named after Sadriddin Ayni are partners of Legacy International. Ane Turner Johnson, specialists in studying educational leadership and policy at Polytechnic Institute and State University of Virginia, Darren W. Minarik, project coordinator, the Center for Training and Technical Assistance at Redford University, and Afeefa Syeed, who holds a Masters Degree in Applied Anthropology with a focus on Community and Grassroots Development, arrived in Kulob to conduct the seminars. Legacy International is dedicated to strengthening civil society – linking cultures and providing tools for individuals and organizations to build a better tomorrow today.
More information...Type: Trainings Organizers: NGO, Government Participants: Government(s), NGOs Theme: Education Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 17, 2008. E. Rahmon inaugurates new building of orphanage in Varzob
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A ceremony of an official opening of the second building of the orphanage Chorbogh, which is house for children with intellectual disabilities, was held in the Varzob district today morning. Speaking at an inaugurating ceremony, President Emomali Rahmon noted that the government will take care of disabled children. Reminding that 3,500 disable children currently study and undergo treatment at special boarding schools of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MLSP), the president noted that some 2,300 of them are children with intellectual disabilities. “Over the past three years, the budget has annually provided 3,700 somonis, 4,400 somonis and 5,800 somonis respectively per one inmate in such facilities,” the president said. In 2007 alone, the country’s budget allocated totaling 6.8 million somonis for keeping such facilities, which is 34 percent than in the previous year, Rahmon said. “Besides, 3.2 million somonis were allocated last year for a number of social facilities located in Vahdat, Baljuvon and Chorbogh,” the head of state noted. He noted that the second building will be house for 100 children. He added that the third and the fourth buildings of the orphanage with boiler houses and other necessary facilities should be constructed within the next two years, and the government is allocating 8.5 million for this. “It will be the republican center for rehabilitation of children,” the president said, underlining the importance of assistance provided by the Government of Turkey in construction of the second building.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Mass-Media Theme: Education Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - April 15, 2008. Tajik, Xuar officials discuss cooperation issues
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Ways to expand bilateral cooperation were a major topic of a meeting of Sharif Said, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), with visiting deputy governor of the Kashgar district of China’s Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Temour Mamad, that was held in Dushanbe on April 15, Tajik CCI’s press service said. Tursun Yasin, the head of Kashgar’s CCI, also attended the meeting that focused on issues related to holding an exhibition of Kashgar goods in Dushanbe this summer. During the meeting, the Kashgar deputy governor handed invitations for Tajik entrepreneurs to attend the Kashgar International Trade Exhibition that will open on June 28 this year. During its stay in Tajikistan, the Kashgar delegation is scheduled to visit Khorog, Gorno Badakhshan and Qurghon Teppa, Khatlon province to hold talks with local authorities, according to CCI’s press service.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: Tajikistan, China Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 7, 2008. Center for development of business skills of scientific community set up in Tajik capital
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The first Resource Center for Development of Business Skills of Tajik Scientific Community is expected to be official opened at the Academy of Sciences on April 9.
The source at the Academy of Sciences said that the resource center had been set up under support of the International Scientific-Technical Center (ISTC) and the Dushanbe resource center will be the seventh in a series of similar centers opened by ISTC in Russia and the CIS states.
“The resource center will not only provide researchers and experts with computers and conduct additional seminars and trainings but also will give them an opportunity to take a multimedia training on working out business-plans, business administration and negotiations conducting,” the source said.
More information...Type: Portal news Organizers: Academia Participants: Private Sector Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - April 2, 2008. Tajikistan, Vietnam set up intergovernmental economic commission
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Issues related to the establishment the Tajik-Vietnamese intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation were discussed at a meeting of Tajik Agriculture Minister Qosim Qosimov with visiting Vietnam’s Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Li Zan Vin in Dushanbe. The sides had agreed to hold the first session of the Tajik-Vietnamese economic commission in the third quarter of this year in Hanoi, Vietnam. Mr. Li heading Vietnamese governmental delegation has been to Tajikistan since March 30. The Vietnamese delegation has to date held a number of meetings with senior representatives from some Tajik ministries and organizations to discuss issues related to prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Vietnamese delegation’s visit to Tajikistan is concluding on April 2.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan, Vietnam Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - April 1, 2008. Second unit of Sangtuda-1 station to be introduced into operation in July
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The second unit of the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is expected to be introduced into operation in July, Rahmetulla Alzhanov, director of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtuda HPP-1, said in an interview with Asia-Plus. According to him, assembling work is currently under way. The assembling work is expected to be finished in June and after that commissioning will start. “The third unit is planned to be put into operation in November and introduction of the last, fourth unit into operation is scheduled for March 2009,” the director said. We will recall that the opening of the first unit of the angtuda-1 station was held on January 20, 2008. Russia’s Unified Energy Systems (RAO YeES) retains a 75 percent share in the power plant, which will generate a projected 2.7 billion kWh of electricity per annum. The power station will have an estimated capacity of 670 MW.
More information…Type: Campaign Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Foreign Organizations Theme: Economic Reforms Countries: Tajikistan, Russian Federation Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - March 31, 2008. Tajik, Russian FMs signed cooperation program for 2008
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A meeting of Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi with his Russia counterpart Sergey Lavrov that was held in Moscow resulted in signing of the program of cooperation for 2008. In the course of the talks the two discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation in political, economic and humanitarian spheres, which is based on principles of allied and strategic partnership. Zarifi and Lavrov also exchanged views on problems of raising effectiveness of activity of the CIS and further development and strengthening of regional cooperation.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan, Russian Federation Locations: Russian Federation Open press: Yes - March 28, 2008. SCO anti-terrorist structure holds session in Tashkent
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The Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held its 11th session in Tashkent. Representatives of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in the session. The Council approved the report about its activity in 2007 for the Council of SCO heads of states. Proposals and recommendations for the year 2008 were considered. Implementation of joint actions to ensure security of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were also considered. The Council approved a number of decisions related to combating terrorism, separatism and extremism.
More information…Type: Campaign Organizers: International organizations Participants: International Organizations, Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - March 28, 2008. Tajik president, WB official discuss resolution of farmers’ cotton debt and preparation of feasibility study for Roghun station
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Issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank were discussed at a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with World Bank Vice-President Shigeo Katzu. In the course of the talks Rahmon and Katzu, in particular, discussed the present macroeconomic situation in Tajikistan, coordination of actions with international financial institutions and donor countries on resolution of farmers’ cotton debts and implementation of energy projects in Tajikistan. Issues related to speeding up preparation of feasibility study for completing the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station as well as rehabilitation and modernization of hydropower plants, construction of heat power plants working on coal and creation of regional electric power market were among major topics of the meeting. The two also exchanged views on global socioeconomic processes, their impact on economies of separate countries and ways of protection of consumer market.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), International Donors, International Organizations Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - March 27, 2008—March 29, 2008. Modernization of information-technical equipment of EurAsEC customs services to be discussed in Kazakhstan
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Representatives from the working group for coordination of projects aimed at supporting modernization of the information-technical equipment of the customs services of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) will hold a meeting in Kostanai, Kazakhstan from March 27-29 to discuss cooperation issues. The participants of the meeting will discuss strategic tasks of work on modernization of the information-technical equipment of the EurAsEC customs services as well as organization of technological interaction among information systems of the EurAsEC customs services.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Belarus Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes
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