Section: ASIA-Plus (Tajikistan)
Ukraine offers resumption of direct air communication between Kyiv and Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, December 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – “It would be very important to solve the issue of resumption of the direct air communication between Tajikistan and Ukraine in 2016,” Ukrainian Ambassador to Tajikistan Victor Nikityuk told reporters in Dushanbe on December 22, noting that the Ukrainian side is ready to consider the issue. The air...
Tajik foreign minister delivers statement at the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council
DUSHANBE, December 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Thursday December 3, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov delivered a statement at the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council in Belgrade. According to the Tajik MFA information department, Aslov stated Tajikistan’s position on the necessity of reforming the OSCE and a role of the OSCE in facilitating...
Tajikistan ranked 91st among 142 nations in terms of prosperity
DUSHANBE, November 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Legatum Institute ranks Tajikistan 91st among 142 countries in terms of prosperity. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are ranked 56th and 57th respectively. Meanwhile, Russia is ranked 58th, Belarus 63rd and Ukraine 70th. The 2015 Legatum Prosperity Index reveals that Norway is the most prosperous country in...
CIS leaders adopt military cooperation concept
DUSHANBE, October 16, 2015, Asia-Plus — The leaders of member nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have signed a statement on combating international terrorism and an agreement on military cooperation through 2020. These two documents were signed among 14 others at a summit of CIS leaders — representing Armenia,...
Belarus incumbent president wins fifth term
DUSHANBE, October 12, 2015, Asia-Plus – Belarus incumbent president, who has ruled for 20 years, retained power after winning nearly 83.50% of the vote and could now see EU sanctions lifted for four months Alexander Lukashenko has won a fifth term as president of Belarus with a landslide victory. According to Belarusian media outlets, the central...
