Author: Aijan Karimov

President Sadyr Japarov’s decision to call a secret meeting of all Kyrgyzstan’s former leaders has left citizens puzzled: they only learned about the mystery Dubai gathering from the head of state’s social media profiles. “[My] cherished dream has become true for the sake of the republic… I could not stop thinking about holding a meeting between ex-presidents once elected by the people and who left their office tragically in order to unite people, and it would be the greatest gift,” Japarov wrote on his Facebook profile on February 18. The date of the meeting was not announced, but must have taken place…

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Kyrgyzstan Du Dewen. Press service of the Cabinet reported. Representatives of China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation also attended the meeting. During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, implementation of previously reached agreements, as well as projects of mutual interest. Akylbek Japarov raised the issue of purchase of 1,500 buses manufactured in China for the Bishkek City Hall. He stressed the importance of high-quality and timely study of this issue by the Kyrgyz and Chinese sides. Ideas were put forward to open an appropriate assembly and service center for this transport in the capital. The parties also discussed…

First Lady of Kyrgyzstan Aigul Japarova met with wife of Iranian President Jamileh Alamolhoda, the president’s press service reported. The meeting took place within the framework of Aigul Japarova’s participation in the First International Congress of Influential Women in Science and Culture in Tehran, which will be held on January 20. The parties exchanged views on issues of cultural and humanitarian development and cooperation in healthcare. This event will unite the efforts of women to implement projects aimed at strengthening their role in society, Jamileh Alamolhoda emphasized. Aigul Japarova noted that the upcoming Congress will become a good dialogue platform…

If he is efficient, that is. The Central Asian nation, according to a 2007 study by Swedish consultants, is the geographic center best situated for his annual toy delivery campaign. With Kyrgyzstan’s snowfall and freezing temperatures from November to April, Old Saint Nick would feel right at home in the mountainous peaks that raise the country’s average elevation to 9,000 feet. But whatever the religion of his army of elves, Father Christmas would have to adjust to Islamic customs in the valleys below. Quick to seize on the marketing opportunity, the 90 percent Muslim-majority nation declared 2008 as “The Year of Santa…