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Kyrgyzstan, EBRD Team Up To Empower Women Entrepreneurs With New Finance Code
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 5. The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has officially launched the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code, an initiative developed in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...

Kyrgyzstan: President Should Step in to Halt the Erosion of Freedom of Expression
We, the undersigned international human rights organizations express our deepest concerns with troubling developments in Kyrgyzstan that further curb freedom of expression and the media and seem designed to encourage self-censorship among...
Kyrgyzstan Moves to Curb Free Expression
(Bishkek, July 4, 2025) – A series of developments in Kyrgyzstan threaten to further curb freedom of expression and the media, ten organizations including Human Rights Watch said today, urging the president not to sign a bill to restrict the...

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov completes his visit to Azerbaijan
On July 4, Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, concluded his visit to Azerbaijan, APA reports. A guard of honor was lined up at Fuzuli International Airport in honor of the Kyrgyz President. President Sadyr Zhaparov was seen off by...

DANAFF III: Kyrgyzstani film 'Deal at the Border' honored as Best Asian Film
In the Asian Films Section, the Kyrgyzstani film Deal at the Border won the top award, the Grand Prize for Best Film. Inspired by real events from the childhood of the scriptwriter and director’s brother, Aktan Ryskeldiev, the film tells a story...

Kyrgyzstan and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Partnership in Moscow Talks
Kyrgyzstan and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation across diverse sectors following a high-level meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov at the Kremlin on July 2. President...

Kyrgyzstan, Russia elevate ties as Japarov and Putin review growing partnership in Moscow
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 2 during a working visit, holding discussions in both narrow and expanded formats to review and strengthen the strategic partnership between the two...

Study reveals gaps in HIV awareness among pregnant women and families in Kyrgyzstan
Study reveals gaps in HIV awareness among pregnant women and families in Kyrgyzstan AKIPRESS.COM - A recent study published in the journal "Healthcare of Kyrgyzstan" has shed light on the level of awareness regarding HIV infection and...
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Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov arrives in Azerbaijan [PHOTOS]
Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, arrived in Azerbaijan on July 3 to attend the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Azernews reports. A guard of honor was lined up at Fuzuli International Airport in honor of...

Kyrgyz-Russian Relations Advance With Talks Between Japarov And Putin
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 2. The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic partnership during a high-level meeting held today in Moscow, Trend reports via the press service...

Kyrgyz and Russian Presidents discuss enhanced cooperation in Moscow
AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov held talks with President Vladimir Putin on July 2 during his working visit to Moscow. The discussions, held in both restricted and expanded formats, covered key bilateral issues including trade, economic,...

Kyrgyz Authorities Step Up Pressure on Kloop: Searches, Arrests, and International Outcry
In late May, Kyrgyz security forces conducted coordinated raids on the homes of eight current and former employees of the independent media outlet Kloop. Operatives from the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) simultaneously entered...

Kyrgyz Deputy Minister: Youth Forum in Aghdam symbolizes Karabakh’s restoration
"The holding of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Youth Forum in the Karabakh region - Agdam - also symbolizes the restoration of the region," Soyuzbek Nadyrbekov, First Deputy Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the...

“Kyrgyzstan’s president has been sleeping on a plane for three days,” says security chief
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has reportedly spent the past three days sleeping on an airplane as he travels for diplomatic meetings, according to Kamchybek Tashiev, head of the State Committee for National Security. Source: Press service of the...

President of Kyrgyzstan concludes his visit to Azerbaijan
The visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov to the Republic of Azerbaijan ended on July 4, APA reports. A guard of honor was lined up at the Fuzuli International Airport in honor of the guest. President Sadyr Japarov was seen...
Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan to strengthen cooperation in education, digitalization
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will strengthen cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in a number of sectors as bilateral relations between the two countries continue to improve, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday. The two sides...

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan attend opening of the first phase of Khidirli village in Aghdam district-
On July 3, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, APA reports....

Tsukuba University of Technology, JICA Tsukuba Collaborate to Empower the Deaf, Nurture Future Leaders in Kyrgyzstan
Courtesy of Tsukuba University of Technology Prof. Yutaka Osugi Tsukuba University of Technology Prof. Yutaka Osugi, front left, is seen with members of the Kyrgyz government and a local society for the blind and deaf and other attendees at a...

Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz president attend opening of first phase of Khidirli village in Aghdam
On July 3, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, Azernews...

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan attend opening of the first phase of Khidirli village in Aghdam district
On July 3, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, APA reports....