Tajikistan

Swiss scientists and glaciologists are interested in joint cooperation with the country to study the process of glacier melting, its factors and processes, and the possible impact of these undesirable phenomena on the example of Tajikistan's glaciers

Roghun tourist zone development programme for the period 2024-2028 has been approved: approximately 18 million somoni (equivalent to USD 1,7 million) is the budget needed

Three new drinking water supply systems and three school latrines have been officially handed over by USAID and AKF to the authorities in Qubodiyon district, providing uninterrupted access to clean water to over 10.000 people

International universal fair Tajikistan-2023 opens today 4 May at the Kokhi Borbad state complex in Dushanbe

The country had reached 40% of its spring enlistment target by 12 April, according to the Ministry of Defence press centre

Tajikistan and China agreed on the rehabilitation of the remaining sections of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway, with a total length of 296 kilometres

The country is expected to allocate TJS 1,6 billion (€135 million) to the renewable energy programme planned for 2023-2027, thus significantly increasing electricity production over the next five years through the use of renewable energy resources

The number of houses damaged by the earthquake in Tajikistan has reached 367, reports the Tajik Government's Emergency Committee

The Committee to Protect Journalists took position saying that Tajik authorities should release journalist Khurshed Fozilov and stop prosecuting journalists in retaliation for their work

The country will start supplying onions to Kazakhstan in exchange for grain in a new agreement signed to expand cooperation in agriculture

Avalanche damage to energy facilities in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region has been estimated at 1,7 million somoni (€145.000); the risk of further avalanches remains high in the country

The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region government has written on its Facebook page that a power rationing is expected to be introduced in the region