Breaking news: Uzbek border guards say they were close to open fire killing 25 Tajik servicemen who, according to them, violated state borders of Uzbekistan and intruded to its territory in search of a lost cow. neweurasia’s Alpharabius reports.
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Photograph of construction at Roghun from Asia-Plus.
Editor’s note: neweurasia’s Dushanbe describes how a possible Ragnarok is building up between the leaderships of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan over the Roghun dam project. Check out neweurasia’s ongoing coverage of the dam here.
Tajikistan has rejected the Uzbek proposal to suspend building the Roghun power plant until independent expertise determines its possible impact on environment and water distribution in the region.
In a reply letter to the Uzbek authorities, the Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov says his country will not change its plan to build the plant. He adds that they believe the new reservoir will help both countries to save and use regional water resources more effectively.
Photograph of justice by Flickr user RaeA (CC-usage).
Алфарабиус: Ҷаноби Нуров, метавонед, гӯед, ки сабаби даъвои шумо ба зидди рӯзномаҳо чист?
Нуров: Сабаб ин аст, ки ҳамаи ин рӯзномаҳо ман ва дигар додрасҳоро ба таври бисёр яктарафа танқид мекунанд. Тӯҳмати беасос ба зидди мо равона карда шудааст, аммо чизе, ягон калимае ба зидди онҳое, ки ин мақолаҳоро ба зидди мо навиштаанд, оварда нашудааст. Ҳатто ягон шубҳае нест, ки онҳо рост мегӯянд ё дурӯғ. Тамоми рӯзномаҳои Тоҷикистон, тамоми журналистон ба зидди моянд. Ҳамин хел нест?
А: Шояд, аммо ба фикри Шумо чаро ҳамин хел шуда истодааст?
Н: Ман намедонам чаро ҳамин хел шудааст. Мумкин касе ба чунин вазъият манфиатдор аст. Ба ростӣ, намедонам чаро ҳамин хел шуда истодааст. Ҳеҷ касе намехоҳад, ҷузъиёти парванда ва муҳокимаро донад, касе намепурсад, ки додрасҳо гунаҳкоранд ё не? Ман набояд ҳатто ба шумо бовар кунам, агарчи ба саволҳои шумо ҷавоб дода истодаам, чун бовар надорам, ки шумо ба ман бовар доред. Ин вазъи хеле печидааст, ки намешавад бо телефон фаҳмонд.
А: Биёед кӯшиш кунем. Додрас Солеҳҷон Ҷӯраев Шуморо ба ҳукмҳои ғариқонунӣ гунаҳкор мекунад. Вай менависад, ки шумо чандин гумонбаронро таҳти фишори раиси. Догоҳи Олӣ аз рӯи қонун ҳукм накардед,. Чи гуна Шумо инро рад мекунед?
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