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Tajik president fears instability after NATO Afghan pullout

April 11, 2013 10:30
By Barbara Lewis and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Tajikistan is deeply concerned about instability after foreign troops withdraw from neighbouring Afghanistan, Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon said on Thursday. Afghanistan is to hold presidential elections in April 2014 as most foreign combat troops will be preparing to withdraw from the country by the end of that year, leaving Afghan security forces in charge.

Remittances inflow up by 6.35pc to $10.35b in 9 months

April 11, 2013 09:53
Overseas Pakistani workers remitted an amount of $10,353.92 million in the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year 2012-13 (FY13), showing a growth of 6.35 percent or $617.95 million when compared with $9,735.97 million received during the same period of last fiscal year (July-March FY12).The inflow of remittances in July- March FY13 from Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, GCC countries (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman), and EU countries amounted to $2,979.31 million, $2,085.94 million, $1,636.66 million, $1,434.97 million, $1,195.86 million and $269.04 million

Pakistan warship to visit Port of Salalah on April 13

April 11, 2013 06:31
The Pakistan Navy ship Shahjahan will arrive at Port of Salalah (PoS) on April 13 on a five-day visit. The vessel will be welcomed by senior officials from Oman's military and civilian authorities, according to a statement from the Pakistani Embassy in Muscat.Formerly the Type-21 frigate HMS Active of the UK Royal Navy, the vessel was decommissioned in 1994 and sold to Pakistan where it was renamed PNS Shahjahan.Weighing around 3,200 tonnes, the vessel carries a variety of armaments, including missile and gun systems.

Defense Minister of Kazakhstan to visit Tajikistan

April 11, 2013 05:33
Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Adilbek Jaksybekov will discuss prospects of military and technical cooperation during his visit to Dushanbe on April 15, the Defense Ministry said.Jaksybekov intends to hold talks with Defense Minister of Tajikistan Sherali Hairulloev during this visit.A particular attention will be paid to training opportunities for the military of Tajikistan in military education institutions in Kazakhstan.

Kyrgyz Post seeks to restore ground exchange of postal items suspended by Kazakhstan

April 11, 2013 05:33
The Kyrgyz Post Office works on resumption of the ground exchange of postal items between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.The exchange was temporarily suspended since 20 February 2013 after the customs bodies of Kazakhstan unilaterally introduced additional procedures for transportation of goods by vehicles.The Kyrgyz Post Office had to change the route of international postal items previously going through Kazakhstan since March 6.

KCCI for early implementation of PTA between Pakistan

April 11, 2013 04:04
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar has asked the Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan, Burhan Muhammad, to help expedite enforcement/ implementation of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Indonesia.Exchanging views during the visit of Indonesian Ambassador to KCCI, he said that signing of PTA on the occasion of 62nd anniversary of Pak-Indonesia Friendship in the month of February 2012 was a crucial initiative to open a new chapter of economic and commercial cooperation.Agar pointed out that the KCCI believe

Warning against Azerbaijan made at Iranian Parliament

April 11, 2013 03:30
Victoria Dementeva; "We as the members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (the Parliament) warn the Baku leaders that if they don't desist from their vicious acts, we will revise the two disgraceful and imposed treaties of Golestan and Turkmenchay in the parliament," representative of Azeri-language speaking Oroumiyeh Nader Qazipour said at an open session of the parliament, APA reports quoting FARS News Agency.A senior Iranian legislator warned the Azeri government to avoid any further mischievous acts “against Tehran” or wait for the approval of a parliament bill by Iran which w

Albania is interested in transport of Azeri gas to Europe via TAP

April 9, 2013 16:50
Ali Ahmedov; Selection of route for transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe was discussed at the meeting of President of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Rovnag Abdullayev with Albanian PM Sali Berisha.According to APA-Economics, Abdullayev noted that the relations between Azerbaijan and Albania developed: “Albanian PM Berisha, who visited Azerbaijan to participate in the World Economic on Forum Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the South Caucasus and Central Asia”, stressed that the economic links, especially cooperation in oil-gas sector has great significance and can contrib

Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs to visit Uzbekistan, Tajikistan

April 9, 2013 09:05
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer will travel to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from April 7-15, the U.S. Department of State said.Mike Hammer will engage with journalists, government officials, civil society leaders, and students on public affairs issues and U.S. support for democratic institutions, among other topics, and will underscore the U.S.

Kazakhstan companies to sign contracts for over $5 mln to export products to Kyrgyzstan

April 9, 2013 09:05
Kazakhstan companies intend to sign contracts for over $5 million following the trade mission to Kyrgyzstan, the National Export and Investment Agency Kaznex Invest said.Kazakhstani producers plan to sign export contracts to supply construction materials, glass, oil and fat products, medicines, ammonia nitrate, machinery.The trade mission traditionally had a business forum format. The delegation of Kazakhstan included 23 processing industry enterprises.
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