By Stephen M. Bland Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 21 August for an official visit that rolls into a full day of talks in Bishkek on 22 August, including a session of the Supreme Interstate Council. The Kyrgyz capital implemented rolling traffic restrictions around motorcade routes, a sign of how tightly choreographed […]
Read MoreBy Stephen M. Bland Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is due in Kyrgyzstan for an official visit at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov, with the main program set in Bishkek. An announcement, carried by state media, confirmed the trip and outlined that talks would take place on deepening political and economic ties. Local authorities have […]
Read MoreBy Maria Malinovskaya From August 1-3, the cultural and ethnographic complex Rukh Ordo, on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, hosted Kyrgyzstan’s first World Festival of Traditional Culture and Music, Rukh Sanat. The event brought together more than 130 performers, researchers, and artisans from 37 countries. The festival opened with a parade of participants and a […]
Read MoreBy Sadokat Jalolova Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will send about 600 million cubic meters of water to Kazakhstan over the next two weeks to help offset shortages in the country’s southern regions, Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev announced at a government briefing. Bozumbayev said Central Asia is experiencing a low-water year, with inflows into the Syr […]
Read MoreBy Sergey Kwan Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a new law establishing a special financial investment territory in the Issyk-Kul region. The legislation, titled “On the Special Financial Investment Territory ‘Tamchy’ with a Special Legal Regime and Status,” was approved by the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) on June 19. The law codifies Japarov’s earlier presidential […]
Read MoreA US-based couple spent a week in Delhi and left with glowing reviews as they described India’s national capital as beautiful, peaceful, and far from the chaos they were warned about. Delhi often finds itself described as extremes: chaotic, noisy, and overwhelming. However, for Collin and Mere, a US-based couple currently travelling in Kyrgyzstan, the […]
Read MoreMinister of Labor Ravshanbek Sabirov signed an international initiative in support of sustainable development and ecology. Kyrgyzstan has officially joined the Global Zero Waste Commitment. The document was signed on behalf of the country by Minister of Labor, Social Security, and Migration Ravshanbek Sabirov. Although the commitment is declarative in nature and has no legal […]
Read MoreDeputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers — Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Torobaev held a meeting on food prices. He noted that the republic has sufficient food reserves and warned of taking tough measures against those who unreasonably inflate their prices. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the Antimonopoly Regulation Service, the presidential plenipotentiary representatives in the regions, local […]
Read MoreOn December 27, official work will launch the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project. This was announced by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov at the III People’s Kurultai on December 20. When we started this project, there were those who did not believe in it, considering it a fairy tale. However, today you have all witnessed that this is […]
Read MoreElectricity consumption reached a record level on December 11-12 in Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry of Energy reported. The ministry acknowledges that due to the onset of winter and a drop in air temperature, the population began to consume more electricity. As of December 12, at least 3,612 megawatts of electricity were consumed, daily electricity consumption reached 78,931 million kilowatt-hours. Such an indicator has never been registered in the history of Kyrgyzstan. The last […]
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