TAJIKISTAN LOOSENS CONTROL ON FOREIGN TRADE.

The Tajikgovernment, which controls very little of the territory of itscountry, has announced that it will lift all restrictions on exportsexcept those on cotton and aluminum, its two largest export categories,Rossiiskaya gazeta reported June 29. Existing regulations,while generally ignored, had been another source of irritationto Russian military commanders in the country.

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