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President Japarov signs orders on Kyrgyz citizenship
AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov has signed orders concerning acquisition of citizenship, renunciation of citizenship, and loss of citizenship of Kyrgyzstan. The majority of those who gained citizenship are ethnic Kyrgyz returning to their...

Results of transition to 12-year education will be in 15 years — ministry
18:57, 24 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 18:57, 24 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD The results of the transition to 12-year education will be visible in 15 years. The Minister of...

Kyrgyzstan and China to expand academic exchange and launch new R&D projects
17:23, 21 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 17:23, 21 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV The second meeting of the Kyrgyz-Chinese Commission on Scientific and Technical Cooperation was held in...
Defying Putin’s 21st century gulag: How anti-war activists are using court to oppose Russia’s war on Ukraine
Simon Pirani is an historian, activist and energy researcher, who has written extensively on Russia and Ukraine, including on this blog peoplenature.org. Pirani gave the following speech, in which he discusses his forthcoming book, Voices against...

Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia move towards comprehensive partnership
17:32, 21 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 17:32, 21 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov made a statement for the media following talks with Mongolian...

Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia Presidents meeting: Number of documents signed
As part of the state visit of the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to the Kyrgyz Republic, a number of bilateral documents aimed at increasing Kyrgyzstan-Mongolia joint cooperation were signed today, July 21. Thus, a Joint Declaration...

Education Ministry of Kyrgyzstan about features of Singapore's education model
Kyrgyzstan is switching to a 12-year education system using the Singaporean methodology. The Ministry of Education reported with reference to the Director of the Republican Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining of Pedagogical Workers...

Kyrgyz-Mongolian Strategic Dialogue Strengthened By 13 New Multisectoral Accords
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 21. A wide-ranging package of bilateral documents was signed today following high-level talks between President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh,...

Bishkek Hosts High-Level Talks Between Kyrgyz And Mongolian Presidents
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 21. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh held high-level talks in Bishkek today, marking a new phase in bilateral cooperation, Trend reports, citing...

Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia sum up 30 years of bilateral relations
Talks between the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, and the Head of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, took place today, July 21, as part of his state visit to the country. The parties discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation,...

Bishkek faces shortage of nearly 300 schoolteachers
15:27, 21 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 15:27, 21 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD Bishkek schools are currently short about 300 teachers. Vice Mayor of the capital Victoria Mozgacheva...

State Visit of President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa to the Kyrgyz Republic Concludes
Bishkek, July 24, 2025 /MONTSAME/. During the State Visit, the Presidents of the two countries advanced traditional friendly relations by establishing a “Comprehensive Partnership.” The Kyrgyz Republic became the second Central Asian country to...

Kemel Sadykov appointed Deputy Minister of Science of Kyrgyzstan
08:56, 24 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 08:56, 24 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA Kemel Sadykov was appointed Deputy Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz...

Health Ministry of Kyrgyzstan suspends activities of 78 private clinics
The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic has conducted large-scale inspections of private medical organizations in the cities of Bishkek and Osh. According to the press center of the ministry, control measures have been organized over the...

Kyrgyz classics on the stage of the Turkmen theatre
For the 30th anniversary of the country's Neutrality, the creative team of the National Drama Theatre named after Alp Arslan is preparing the premiere of the play based on Chingiz Aitmatov's work «Face to Face». The tragedy that happened to the...

Minister of Education meets with Mongolian students studying at Manas University in Kyrgyzstan
Minister of Education meets with Mongolian students studying at Manas University in Kyrgyzstan AKIPRESS.COM - A delegation including Minister of Education Naranbayar Purevsuren and Advisor to the President Lodoiravsal Choimaa visited Manas...

Cabinet forms committee for Kyrgyzstan's 34th Independence Day celebrations
AKIPRESS.COM - The Cabinet of Ministers has established an organizing committee to prepare and conduct events celebrating the 34th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic. The corresponding order was issued on July 12. The...

Tourist flash mob takes place in Bishkek
AKIPRESS.COM - The first tourist flash mob "Bishkek through the eyes of a tourist" took place at the square near the monument to Kurmanzhan Datka on July 23, the Bishkek mayor's office reported. Vice Mayor Victoria Mozgacheva took part in the...

Zhaiyk defeat Bishkek to win CAVA Men’s Champion League
Kazakh champions Zhaiyk VC have defeated Kyrgyzstani champions Bishkek to claim the title at the 2025 CAVA Men’s Champions League. Zhaiyk secured a 3-1 set victory over Bishkek, marking the most significant triumph in both the club’s history and...

From Digitalization to Culture: CAIEF-2025 Sets the Course for Central Asia’s Development
On 22 July 2025, the inaugural Central Asian International Economic Forum (CAIEF) took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The large-scale platform for discussing prospects for economic, humanitarian, and digital partnership in the region brought...