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36.2 million euro allocated by European Commission to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in 2005

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, January 11, Asia-Plus – In 2005 the European Union strengthened its cooperation with the countries of


Central Asia

; in particular with


Kazakhstan


,


Kyrgyzstan


and


Tajikistan


. A clear indicator of this was the accelerated implementation of its various assistance programs in the region.

Press release issued by the European Commission quoted the EC’s Head of Delegation, Adriaan van der Meer as saying in his statement, “The aim of these programs is to assist the countries in promoting democratic and economic reform. Our support has given an important boost to these reforms.”

A raft of regional program addressed the fight against drug trafficking, border controls, environmental cooperation and support to economic and social reforms.

National program focused on specific needs for each country. In


Kazakhstan


, the key areas were economic and institutional reform, human rights, agriculture and transport.

In


Kyrgyzstan


and


Tajikistan


, the primary focus was on food security, which totaled 14.8m euro, as well as 10.7m euro for social programs and poverty reduction.

EU assistance programs were also active in key sectors.  10.6 million euro was spent on institutional reform programs, including customs reform, borders and anti-drug trafficking measures. Economic reforms accounted for 7.8 million euro of funding, for example support to


Kazakhstan


’s accession to the WTO as well as cross-border trade facilitation between the countries.

Overall European Union assistance to the three countries in 2005 amounted to 36.2 million euro contracted funds.

President Rahmonov names low-quality seeds as one of cause of non-fulfillment of cotton target

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DUSHANBE


, January 11, Asia-Plus – On January 9, President Rahmonov presided over a meeting with participation of senior representatives from the agriculture ministry, committee for environmental protection and forestry, as well as heads of districts subordinate to the center.  

According to presidential press service, the meeting focused on preparations for spring sowing campaign, providing cotton-growing farms with fuel, and implementation of the government’s resolution on development of gardening wine-growing in the republic.  

Speaking to those present, the president named low quality of seeds as one of key factors for non-fulfillment of the national cotton target.  Rahmonov ordered heads of relevant enterprises to take measures to provide farmers with high-quality cottonseeds for the spring cotton sowing campaign.  . 

The head of state also expressed concern about the present state of “Tigrovaya Balka” reserve.  Rahmonov ordered to identify the reasons for the reserve deterioration and ways to protect it.  “Tigrovaya Balka” is a unique natural reserve in


Tajikistan


that has been deteriorating over the past several years.  

Kulob police detect three killings committed in early Nineties

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KULOB, January 11, Asia-Plus – Officers of the criminal investigation section within the Kulob police directorate have detected three killings that were committed in the city more than 12 years ago, Asia-Plus has learned at the Kulob police directorate. 

The source has told Asia-Plus that the Kulob police managed to detect murder of the Sangov brothers, Talab and Umar, in 1992.  They were militants of the pro-government Popular Front.  Besides, the Kulob police directorate has also detected killings of two residents of Kulob, Abdullo Kamolov and Sadriddin Qutbiddinov, who were also killed in 1992.  However, the source refrained from giving names of the murderers.  

“The Kulob police directorate has to detect 28 killings committed in the previous years,” the Asia-Plus interlocutor said.

267 crimes registered in Kulob last year

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KULOB, January 11, Asia-Plus – In 2005, 267 crimes were reported in Kulob District of Khatlon, which is 22 cases fewer compared to the previous year, Major Pirmad Ismoilov, aide to the Kulob police directorate chief, has said in his interview with Asia-Plus.  

According to him, local police solved 253 crimes, including one murder, 24 grave crimes, four cases of robbery and 82 cases of swindling.   

17 sub-machine-guns were seized in the city and the district of Kulob last year.  “In 2005, 7 kilograms of drugs were intercepted in the district,” the Asia-Plus interlocutor said, noting that 20 criminal proceedings were instituted last year on the drug-trafficking crimes.

Authorities of Russian region of Ural ready to admit more than 50,000 labor migrants from Tajikistan

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DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus – The Russian region of Ural has needs in skilled workers and is ready to the Ural authorities are ready to admit more than 50,000 workers from Tajikistan to the region to provide them with jobs. 

The source in



Tajikistan


’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) told Asia-Plus this today morning.  According to the source, Yuri Matushkin, head of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, remarked this at the Russian-Tajik economic forum that was held in


Dushanbe


in late November last year.  

It was noted that large enterprises in the Russian region of Ural such as


Chelyabinsk


tractor-producing plant, Ural optical-mechanical plants and the Pervouralsky tube-producing plant were interested in supplying their outputs to


Tajikistan


.  

Anzob tunnel to be put into operation by the date fixed, says Tajik transportation official

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DUSHANBE


, January 11, Asia-Plus – As of January 8 4,210 meters of transport and 4,450 meters of air-and-drainage mains have been dug, Said Karimov, engineer-in-chief with the constructing enterprises’ directorate within the Tajik Ministry of Transport, said in his in interview with Asia-Plus. 

According to him, to complete the construction of the tunnel it remains to dig 784.6 meters of the transport and 448.6 meters of the air-and-drainage mains.  He says that at present builders are daily digging 12.3 meters of the transport main and 6.8 meters of the air-and-drainage main.  “More than 400 local and foreign specialists are working on this facility of the statewide importance,” Mr. Karimov said, adding that they plan to put the tunnel into operation according to schedule – on March 21 this year.

As it had been reported earlier,


Tajikistan


and


Iran


signed an agreement on joint construction of a 5-kilometer Anzob tunnel in


Tajikistan


in 2003.  Iranian construction company “Sabir International” is participating in the construction of the tunnel.  The Iranian side has invested US$39 million in this project, according Karimov.  Once the project on the Anzob tunnel becomes operational, it will allow dropping the transit time by four to five hours and making the transit rout shorter by 35 kilometers.  

Activity of Kulob prosecutor’s office in 2005 promotes return of 1.888 million Somonis to the country’s budget

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KULOB, January 11, Asia-Plus – Following resolutions passed by the Kulob prosecutor’s office local tax services recovered from enterprises and organizations 1.888 million Somonis last year, the Kulob prosecutor Mirzo Aminov said in his interview with Asia-Plus.  

According to him, the Kulob prosecutors carried out 49 inspections last year that resulted in issuing 118 injunctions.

“Over the past year, fines of a total of 23,905 Somonis were imposed on enterprises and organizations for various infringements,” the Asia-Plus interlocutor said.  

In 2005, the Kulob prosecutor’s office investigated 47 criminal cases, including four killings committed in the previous years.  

Commerce-industry-culture center of Tajikistan to open in Russian city of Penza this year

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DUSHANBE


, January 11, Asia-Plus –


Tajikistan


’s commerce-industry-culture center is supposed to have been opened in the Russian city of


Penza


this year, Asia-Plus has learned from Odil Sangov, first deputy head of


Tajikistan


’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

According to him, it has become possible due to a memorandum of understanding on implementation of an agreement between CCIs of Tajikistan and Penza Region signed by the CCI head Sharif Saidov and Konstantin Artyushin, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Russian region of


Penza


.  The negotiations were conducted on sidelines of the business-forum in


Dushanbe


in December 2005.  

Mr. Sangov noted that the Russian side wanted the center to cover not only


Penza


but also the nearby regions.  

The Commerce-Industry-Culture Center of Tajikistan in


Penza


is planned to host exhibitions of


Tajikistan


’s achievements in industry, agriculture and public catering.  The Center also will be home for information-marketing representation of the Tajik CCI. 

For its part, the Russian region of


Penza


is scheduled to open its shopping center in


Tajikistan


.  

According to the Asia-Plus interlocutor, Penza-based Russian companies such as “Radiozavod”, “Armaturny Zavod” (ferro-concrete reinforcement plant), “Kompressormash” and others have already expressed wish to cooperate with


Tajikistan


.  

Tajikistan’s Supreme Court begins proceedings in criminal case against former Tajik drug control chief

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DUSHANBE, January 11, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Supreme Court is beginning proceedings in the criminal case against Ghaffor Mirzoyev, the former head of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) and former commander of the National (formerly Presidential) Guards today, January 11.

The trial of Mirzoyev’s case is closed since the investigation of his case involves matters considered state secrets.  Therefore the trial is being held at pretrial detention facility of the Security Ministry.  According to information from the Supreme Court’s press service, judge Zafar Azizov id presiding over the trial.    

Ghaffor Mirzoyev is charged with violating 34 articles of the Tajik Criminal Code, including attempting a coup d’etat, murder, weapons-possession and numerous acts of corruption.  

Together with Ghaffor Mirzoyev, 15 other people are also in the dock 

As it had been reported earlier, Ghaffor Mirzoyev studied the government’s case against him and now denies all of the charges he face.  Mirzoyev’s defense lawyer Qayum Yusufov said that his client had previously admitted partial quilt on corruption charges only because he had not had an opportunity to review his case.  

Ghaffor Mirzoyev was arrested on August 6, 2004.

Rahmonov arrives in Kazakhstan for Nazarbayev’s inauguration

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DUSHANBE


, January 11, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov arrived Tuesday in the Kazakh capital Astana for Nursultan Nazarbayev’s presidential inauguration scheduled for January 11, presidential press service reported.  

Nursultan Nazarbayev has been in power since the country gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. He consolidated his position with a landslide election victory in early December 2005, winning 91% of the vote, and will serve for another seven years.

            For the first time, besides leaders of various countries, the UN Undersecretary General, OSCE Secretary General and the European Union’s Envoy for Central Asia will take part at a ceremony of Kazakh president’s inauguration.  

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