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Brest, Kyrgyzstan’s Karakol become sister cities
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - BREST, Jul 1 (BelTA/APP): Brest and Kyrgyzstan’s Karakol have become sister cities. This decision was formalized at a ceremony on 1 July, BelTA learned from the Brest City Executive Committee....

How Russia Used Kyrgyzstan to Reopen Its Financial Escape Routes
Last week’s exposure by the Financial Times of the A7A5 crypto laundering scheme in Kyrgyzstan is not just another regional headline. It is a real-time case study in how Russia continues to evolve its sanctions evasion toolkit, and how digital...

Putin to hold talks with Kyrgyz counterpart tomorrow — Kremlin
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. On July 2, the Kremlin will host high-level talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov, who will be in Moscow on a visit, the Kremlin reported. "They intend to discuss pressing issues...

Railway connecting China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan moves into full-scale construction phase.
Full-scale construction has officially begun across the entire stretch of the international railway linking China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, within the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The announcement was made by Bakyt Torobaev, Deputy Chairman of the...

Mongolia proposes Kyrgyz side to lift quarantine ban on supply of meat products
AKIPRESS.COM - The 5th meeting of the Mongolian-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation took place in Bishkek on June 26-27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia said. The...

Kyrgyzstan To Launch Agricultural Irrigation Project With Korean Partner
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 30 . Kyrgyzstan's agricultural cooperative Agro Leader+ has entered into an agreement with the Korean Institute for Quality Assessment and Safety of Agricultural Products to implement a project...

Kyrgyzstan Kicks Off Major Highway Construction In Jalal-Abad
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 30 . The construction of a 16-kilometer road, Kanysh-Kiya - Kara-Buura in the Chatkal district of Jalal-Abad region, started, Trend reports via the country's Ministry of Transport and...

Kyrgyzstan brings Dolon Avalanche station back to life with UNDP, Japan support
Perched high in the Son-Kul Range, where snow-covered peaks meet the clouds, the Dolon Avalanche Station has come back to life. First built in 1946, the station has been revived as a modern hub of safety and resilience, thanks to a UNDP initiative...

China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Construction Starts On Large Scale
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 30. The ball is rolling on full-scale construction work along the whole shebang of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway in Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports via the Cabinet of the Ministers of...

Political scientist: Russia tramples not only international law but fundamental humanitarian values
Baku, June 29, AZERTAC “It is impossible to overlook that the chauvinistic and Islamophobic crackdown on Azerbaijanis, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Turkmens, and other peoples in Russia is a direct political order. This systematic discrimination is...

Kyrgyzstan passes laws weakening media freedom and torture prevention, rights group says
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday reported that Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has passed two bills that allow the authorities to restrict media activities without judicial oversight and merge the country’s main anti-torture body with the ombudsman’s...
Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia enhance bilateral cooperation
BISHKEK, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with visiting Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan in Bishkek on Friday, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of...

Aghdam-hosted ECO Forum features plenary panel on "High-level perspectives: The role of youth in regional development"
Aghdam, July 1, AZERTAC AZERTAC’s special correspondent reports from Aghdam that, as part of the ECO Youth Forum on July 1, a plenary panel titled "High-level perspectives: The role of youth in regional development" was held. Moderated by Zarifa...

Kyrgyzstan’s CEC aims to increase youth engagement in political processes
16:26, 27 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 16:26, 27 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA National reviews of electoral processes were presented at the International Issyk-Kul Electoral Forum,...

Evaluation of Medical Device Aging and Replacement Decisions within Hospital Environments: A User-Centered Approach
Introduction Medical devices based on cutting-edge technologies areas essential for human health and are promising high-value-added industries with expected continuous growth. East Asia remains one of the technologically most advanced regions in...

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Weakens Torture Protection, Media Freedom
(Bishkek, June 27, 2025) – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on June 25, 2025, passed two draft laws that threaten to significantly weaken media freedom and protection against torture in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The draft Law on the...

Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia ink protocol enhancing economic cooperation
AKIPRESS.COM - The fifth meeting of the Kyrgyz-Mongolian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation has concluded, according to the Cabinet of Ministers press service...

Two major cross-border hubs for agricultural processing will be launched in Kazakhstan in 2026
Under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade and Integration, five cross-border hubs are being implemented in Kazakhstan. Among them are the "Alatau" Industrial-Trade-Logistics Complex in the Zhambyl region (border with Kyrgyzstan) and the...

Kyrgyzstan's GDP growth is approaching 10.5 percent — Edil Baisalov
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Edil Baisalov, stated that Kyrgyzstan’s GDP growth this year is approaching 10.5 percent. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported. Speaking at an electoral forum in...

Kyrgyzstan, Malaysian Citaglobal Berhad To Collaborate On Green Energy Development
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 26. During President Sadyr Zhaparov's official visit to Malaysia, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Energy and the company Citaglobal Berhad, Trend reports via...