What India seeks from Central Asian repubics
On January 26 each year, India’s Republic Day parade has been an occasion to invite an important foreign leader to underline the evolving focus of Indian foreign policy
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Peacekeepers from three countries left Kazakhstan
Peacekeeper units of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan departed from Almaty to their permanent stationing locations. Armenian units loaded their motor vehicles and personnel in …
Central Asia Braces for COVID-19 Omicron Wave
With the arrival of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Central Asia looks to be heading into its fourth wave of pandemic, The Diplomat writes. …
COVID-19 cases jump in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Central Asian neighbours Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan reported jumps in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as both countries said the Omicron variant of the virus was now spreading on their territories. Kyrgyzstan reported its first cases of …
Putin hold telephone conversations with heads of CSTO countries
Yesterday and today, Russian President Vladimir Putin held "a number of telephone conversations" with his colleagues from the CSTO countries on the situation in Kazakhstan, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. "There …
Kyrgyz Border Service: border with Kazakhstan remains open
The Kyrgyz-Kazakh state border is open, crossing points function as normally, the Border Service of Kyrgyzstan said. The Border Service of Kyrgyzstan said it monitors the situation in border areas of Kazakhstan, AKIpress reported. …
Kumtor: mother lode or root of all evils
Last week, a deputy in the outgoing Kyrgyz parliament, Osmon Turdumambetov, asked Kyrgyz Finance Minister Almaz Baketaev how much gold the Kumtor Gold Mine had produced under government management, where it was sold, and what revenues and …
Кyrgyz Border Service receives Turkish drones
According to the press service of the President of Kyrgyzstan, the Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles went into service of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan. Today, the head of …
Ex-President of Kyrgyzstan returns to homeland
Ex-President Askar Akaev has arrived in Kyrgyzstan, Sputnik Kyrgyzstan reported citing sources in law enforcement agencies. According to preliminary information, Akaev has traveled to Bishkek by plane from Moscow. He …
Six parties win Kyrgyz parliament seats following recount of votes
Six parties have passed the 5% threshold and have won seats in the Kyrgyz parliament following a manual recount of all the votes, the Kyrgyz Central Elections Commission (CEC) said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The …
Kyrgyzstan holds 4th elections in single year
The results of snap parliamentary elections held in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday mean that six political parties will represent the next legislature
Kyrgyz lawmaker detained on charges of attempting to seize power
A member of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has been detained on charges of an attempt to seize power, Kyrgyzstan’s 24 news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in law enforcement agencies. "Lawmaker Bakytbek Zhetigenov …
Kyrgyzstan security officials thwart coup plot
An attempt to violently seize power has been foiled in Kyrgyzstan, the State National Security Committee said in a statement on Friday. "The State National Security Committee and the Interior Ministry have exposed a criminal group …
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan top recipient countries for remittances
Money sent home by migrant workers accounts for more than a quarter of GDP in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan received a large consignment of the Russian Sputnik Light vaccine
Kyrgyzstan received today a large consignment of humanitarian aid from Russia: it consists of 200 thousand doses of the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik Light coronavirus, the Russian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said. "The consignment …
Is Central Asia Ready for More Assertive EU Policy?
At the EU-Central Asia Economic Forum, the EU kept its rhetoric uncontroversial
Kyrgyzstan opens embassy in Italy
The official opening ceremony of the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Rome was held on November 9, the Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyzstan said. The opening ceremony was attended by Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, Italian Vice Minister for …
New dispute flares on Kyrgyz-Tajik border
Tajik servicemen showered with stones the Kyrgyz border guard’s vehicle, the press center of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reports. "In the Leilek region on the section of the …
What is behind Kyrgyzstan's purchase of Turkish drones?
Kyrgyzstan signed a deal to purchase Turkish armed drones last week, becoming the first Central Asian country to do so
The number of poisoned people in Bishkek reaches 318
The Kyrgyz Ministry of Health reports that the number of citizens who have gone to hospitals with food poisoning after visiting the Pizza Empire in Bishkek has risen to 318. Let us remind you that the first poisoned people went to the …
