AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAviation & Tourism: Somon Air says it will launch weekly direct flights between Dushanbe and Minsk starting Aug. 29, after receiving its first Boeing 737 MAX in Dushanbe on Aug. 3, as the carrier expands routes under Tajikistan’s “Open Skies” push. Diplomacy & Culture: Tajikistan hosted a reading seminar in Dushanbe on the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China,” with Chinese and Tajik officials discussing China-Tajikistan ties and modernization. Regional Security: Austria refused Tajikistan’s extradition request for Shavkat Muhammad and two family members tied to the banned National Alliance of Tajikistan, marking another procedural setback for Dushanbe. Energy & Prices: Tajikistan is tripling fuel imports from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan in July as Russian supply drops linked to Ukraine’s drone attacks squeeze gasoline and diesel availability. Border & Migration Pressure: Russia tightened work and school rules, and entries for Tajik citizens fell about 17.9% in the first half of 2026, while thousands of children reportedly lost access to Russian schools.
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