Author: Aliya Toktosunov

Kyrgyzstan and China opened a new border checkpoint, “Bedel,” on September 4, which required the construction of a road through the border of Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Region and China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Akylbek Zhaparov, the chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, emphasized how this checkpoint and the construction of the adjoining Barskoon-Uchturpan-Aksu highway “will become not only the gateway for further economic cooperation, but also a bridge of friendship and mutual respect between our countries” (Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, September 4). In more ways than one, China is central to the development of Kyrgyzstan’s and Tajikistan’s growing transport…

The year 2023 was full of foreign policy events at the high and highest levels. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, announced at a press conference. According to him, 22 visits have been made at the level of the head of state this year. «Two state and three official visits were organized to Hungary, Russia, China, Mongolia and Japan, including 17 working visits to Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Tajikistan, USA, Germany, Uzbekistan, France, Belarus, Azerbaijan and the UAE,» Jeenbek Kulubaev said. At the level of the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers — 18 visits to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, UAE, USA, Russia, XUAR, Armenia, Germany and the UK. At least 11 visits were organized at the level of speaker of the…

Hong Kong SAR passport holders may now visit the Republic of Angola and the Kyrgyz Republic without a visa for up to 30 days, the Immigration Department announced on Thursday. The department said the Angolan government notified the SAR that its passport holders may visit the country visa-free for a stay of up to 30 days and a maximum stay of 90 days per year. Meanwhile, the government of Kyrgyzstan has also confirmed that SAR passport holders entering through Manas International Airport in Bishkek with return tickets are permitted to enter and remain in the country for up to 30…

Amsterdam, Berlin (16/11 – 10) Diwali, a.k.a. Deepavali, is a Hindu religious celebration as well as a traditional festival, celebrated across India. Customarily known as “The Festival of Lights”, as it is festooned with arrays of colored illumination, it is held from October to November every year. Deepavali 2023 was celebrated on November 12, over a five-day period. Deepavali is the annual Hindu celebration of the triumph of light over darkness. Rarely will you visit a Hindu home during Deepavali without passing under a doorway highlighted by a beautiful, vividly-colored picture created out of flour, rice or flower petals. It…

At the Asian Games in Hangzhou (China), the final bout in women’s wrestling took place in the 76 kilogram weight category, writes Sports.kz. The gold medal was contested by the representative of the Kazakhstan national team, Zhamilya Bakbergenova , and the Kyrgyz athlete Aiperi Medet kyzy . The advantage was on the side of Medet Kyzy – 7:4. Thus, she became the champion of the Asian Games, and Bakbergenova finished the competition with silver. It should be noted that Zhamilya Bakbergenova is a three-time Asian champion and a two-time silver medalist at the world championships, while Aiperi Medet kyzy is the winner of the 2022 Championships.…

The Kyrgyz Republic has the opportunity to become a logistics and e-commerce center for Central Asian countries, subject to the development of innovative logistics centers. Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan Nazarbek Malaev said at e-Commerce EXPO 2023, Azernews reports, citing 24.kg News Agency. According to him, we are striving to position the republic as the digital center of Central Asia and, from a policy and regulatory point of view, have achieved significant success. The official noted that the ministry is actively working to optimize government regulation, improve the quality of the institutional environment and create favorable conditions for the…

Belarus and Kyrgyzstan have good relations at all levels, but it is necessary to look for new points of contact. This was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) of Kyrgyzstan Nurlanbek Shakiev, BelTA informs. “We have very good relations on all lines. Both at the level of presidents and at the level of the government. You say, we will contribute in every possible way to Kyrgyzstan not being some country in a corner and on the sidelines. This is a very active, very advanced nation. I know the Kyrgyz…

Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with Foreign Minister of Denmark Lars Rasmussen on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in new York on September 19. The parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, noted the need to intensify political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian interaction, as well as to organize mutual visits at various levels, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. The sides discussed interaction within international organizations and the European Union on the multilateral agenda. During the meeting, the importance of increasing economic interaction, maintaining mutual contacts, as well as strengthening cultural and…

Frankfurt (22/09 – 58.33) Since May 2022, the Tajikistani authorities have stepped up their ongoing crackdown on Pamiris, an ethnic, linguistic and religious minority originating from the Pamir mountains in Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan. They have arbitrarily detained hundreds of Pamiris, including civil society activists and human rights defenders, and imprisoned over 200 of them after convictions in unfair trials, in a campaign aimed at stripping the local communities of their leadership and dismantling their civil society. The authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Pamiri civil society activists, journalists and human rights defenders who have been detained solely…

Investment into costly and potentially lucrative soccer academies has come from figures close to the national leadership. In the end, the soccer match was a damp squib. As had been trailed, Kyrgyzstan’s president Sadyr Japarov joined a team of veteran Central Asian players for the August 30 match-off in Bishkek’s main stadium against old-timers from legendary Catalan giants Barcelona. In the 25 minutes for which he was on the field, Japarov barely saw the ball. He hung around Barcelona’s penalty box, but he got little delivery. The packed stadium still seemed satisfied though. They were not even too bothered to…