Author: Salizhan Abdraimov

The ex-Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have said that they finished demarcating their contested border to end sporadic deadly clashes. Since the demise of the Soviet Union, parts of the 1,400-kilometre border have been disputed, leading to clashes between local communities over access to water or agricultural land. “Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have completed their border demarcation process… putting an end to the border issue,” Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said Friday. The agreement -approved by both parliaments last year after three decades of talks- was signed during a visit from Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. “This…

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have completed the process of delimiting the border and exchanged instruments of ratification, ending a long-standing dispute, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said on Friday. “Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have completed the process of delimiting the state border and exchanged instruments of ratification of the border treaty. Thus, we have put an end to the border issue,” the president said after a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is on a state visit to the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. Japarov noted that cooperation with Uzbekistan was one of Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy priorities. “Today we also signed a…

This is an excellent initiative that will strengthen people-to-people and business-to-business linkages between the two countries, he said. He also emphasised the need to capitalise on the TIR Convention to enhance bilateral trade with Kyrgyzstan through the land route, which not only saves time but also costs. He called upon the central banks of both the sides to remove bottlenecks in processing transactions through effectively operationalising the banking channels in order to unleash the true potential of trade between the two countries. Irfan Sheikh pointed out that there is a Quadrilateral Traffic and Transit Agreement between Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and…

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan from January by way of December 2022 totaled $10.81 million or 0.18 % of the entire commerce turnover of Azerbaijan with the Commonwealth of IndependentStates nations (CIS), Trend experiences by way of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee. The commerce turnover between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan from January by way of December 2022 elevated by 19.87 % in comparison with the identical interval in 2021 ($9.018 million). Kyrgyzstan’s share in Azerbaijan’s whole commerce turnover from January by way of December 2022 equaled 0.02%. Besides, based on the committee, Kyrgyzstan’s imports from Azerbaijan stood at $4.7 million…

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agree that the issue of delimitation and demarcation of the border between the two countries should be resolved, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev said on Thursday. The length of the joint border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles). Despite the countries’ efforts, nearly a third of the border is still undefined. “The top leaderships of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have an understanding that the border issue needs to be resolved,” the minister said at a press conference. At the same time, Kulubaev noted the problem cannot be solved overnight. “The delegations of the two…

In 2022, the amount of cargo flown out of Kyrgyzstan increased, Azernews reports citing the State Agency for Civil Aviation under the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan. According to the agency, a total of 36,935 tons of cargo was transported by air from Kyrgyzstan in 2022, which is an increase of 56.4 percent compared to 2021. During the last year, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Ashgabat became the main directions of regular cargo flights from Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, for the whole of 2021, the volume of cargo transportation by air from Kyrgyzstan amounted to 23,608 tons, while in 2020 it…

23,751 men work in schools in Kyrgyzstan, which is 19.3% of the total number of employees, the Ministry of Education said. 14,858 men or 15.3% of the total number of teachers work in schools. 8,893 men work as non-teaching staff of schools. 5,642 men or 20.5% of all employees work in schools in Osh region, 4,723 men or 19.3% in Jalal-Abad region, 3,081 men or 17.7% in Chui region, 2,911 men or 22.3% in Batken region, 1,931 men or 24.4% in Naryn region, 1,913 men or 20.6% in Osh, 1,890 men or 19% in Issyk-Kul region, 1,621 men or 13.8%…

AKIPRESS.COM – Ulan Aitbaev has been appointed Deputy Head of the Main Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. Before this appointment, Ulan Aitbaev was Criminal Investigation Chief at Bishkek Police Department.source: akipress

AKIPRESS.COM – The State Tax Service of Kyrgyzstan collected 207,901,600 soms in taxes and insurance premiums at the end of 2022, exceeding the established plan by 3.7 billion soms. The collected amount is 63.8 billion soms more than in 2021. 156,338,300 soms of taxes and payments were collected. The plan was exceeded by 729.4 million soms. This figure was 50,624,300 soms more than last year (a growth rate of 147.9%). The number of collected insurance premiums amounted to 51,563,300 soms or exceeded by 3,018,300 million soms. This is more by 13,184,700 million soms compared to 2021 (a growth rate of…

AKIPRESS.COM – 16 heads of small cattle belonging to 27-year-old citizen N.A. crossed into the territory of Tajikistan during grazing on January 1-9 in Ganjak area of Batken region. Small cattle were returned to their owner following negotiations between the border representatives of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Border Service of the State National Security Committee says. The border guards of the Ala-Buka border detachment in Jiide-Bel area of Jalal-Abad region returned 16 heads of horses to 45-year-old Sary-Kashka village resident in Aksy district S.M.K. The horses crossed into the territory of Uzbekistan during grazing. The guards returned them after negotiations…