There are no festive reports, and there are no long lines at shops. But instead there are more good and useful commodities, which though are too expensive for most people. The once unusual Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola are sold at every corner, but the green-light taxi cabs do not cruise around the city until morning. Most of what was there twelve years ago will never be again. But life goes on.
Refugees return from Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
People of Tajikistan scattered throughout CIS in search of peace and calmness come back to motherland. In accordance with the ancient Japanese belief, the Rabbit possesses shrewdness and is inclined to all kinds of tricks, though harmless. Rabbits are be- lieved to be embodiment of activity and business. Astrologers say that the year promises international stability, which reflects not the disposition of stars in the sky but rather the expectations of peoples of the Earth. This year should be successful for diplomats.