Author: Keith Delbert Turner

As IRIB reported, Iran’s Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht, who is the Iranian chair of the joint committee, headed a high-ranking delegation to the country in order to meet with Kyrgyz officials and attend the meeting. Prior to the meeting, Nikbakht met and held talks with the Kyrgyz economy and agriculture ministers and discussed ways of expanding ties in various economic sectors. Speaking in his meeting with the Kyrgyz Agriculture Minister Askarbek Janybekov, Nikbakht said: “The value of trade between the two countries was $78 million last year and $33 million this year, which is not a significant figure considering the…

Berlin (24/10 – 67) UN Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Nazila Ghanea, visited Tajikistan from April 11 to April 21 to conduct research on issues in this field. The UN expert will assess religious freedom and its interaction with the right to freedom of expression, discuss gender equality, women’s rights, and children’s rights. She stated that the implementation of religious freedom and belief in the country is a cause for concern. Ghanea, the newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, called on Tajikistan to adapt and review its laws, policies, and practices regarding religion…

The Iranian president expressed Tehran’s readiness to share its scientific and technological achievements with Kyrgyzstan, which he hailed as a friendly state. Iran’s policy is based on the development of relations with friendly and brotherly countries, including Kyrgyzstan, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday. “Unfortunately, despite the wishes of the governments of Iran and Kyrgyzstan, the economic and commercial relations between the two countries have not yet expanded proportionate to the existing capacities of the two countries,” Raisi…

MP Nadira Narmatova opposed childbirth with the partner. “This should be prohibited. Men should be out during delivery. That’s why there are many cesarean sections and many ruptures. This is not something shameful, this is the situation today,” MP Narmatova told Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev at the meeting of Ata Jurt Kyrgyzstan parliamentary faction today. Delivery with the partner was cancelled, Health Minister Beishenaliev replied. “Neither husband nor others will be present during delivery. We have cancelled this system,” the Health Minister said.In addition, MP Narmatova said that after childbirth, women should remain under medical supervision for a few more…

Astana, Berlin (21/08 – 50) The Sports Day is celebrated in Kazakhstan on the third Sunday of August. This year it falls on August 20. This holiday is of great importance for sportsmen, coaches, children and teens engaged in sport. At the 1st session of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of the VIII convocation, the Head of State was assigned to create conditions to make children interested in sport. There are more than 43,000 sports facilities in Kazakhstan, more than half of them are situated in the rural areas. This year, Kazakhstan approved the physical culture and sport concept by 2029.…

Kyrgyzstan will host an international bike ride “Silk Road Mountin Race 2023” from 12 to 26 Augustб the Department of Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic said, Azernews reports, citing Kabar. The bike ride will start on August 12 in the city of Karakol and ends on August 26 in the city of Cholpon-Ata. According to preliminary data, over 200 cyclists from many countries of the world will take part in the competition. The total length of the route will be 1,800 km, of which 30,640 m is climbing. The international bike ride “Silk Road Mountin Race” in Kyrgyzstan has been…

Central Asia is one of the priority regional directions of China’s foreign policy, with developing land transport links making the region an important mineral resource base. China’s active policy has positive aspects, but also contains potential threats for the Central Asian republics. While in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, China has managed to form a deep dependence on investment, in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the PRC is trying to maintain a stable level of its presence. Chinese Mining Interests in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is a strategically important supplier of uranium. The country’s share of China’s uranium supply is about 65% of China’s total, while…

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said: “Despite the geographical distance, our regions are linked by one history, one religion, and one culture, as the values of brotherhood are invaluable. “Since independence, our countries have gained rich experience in cooperation, whether on a bilateral or multilateral basis, particularly within the framework of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).” This statement came in his speech at GCC-Central Asian Countries Summit, held in Jeddah. He expressed his gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman for the prestigious…

The Bishkek city court gave the green light to the deal between the outlet and the Ministry of Culture, which had declared a video produced by Current Time, another branch of RFE/RL, about the Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict last September as “inaccurate” and blocked Azattyk’s website in October. Later that month, the Kyrgyz National Security Agency froze Azattyk’s bank account, citing money laundering regulations. In April, the Leninsky district court in Bishkek ruled in favor of the Ministry of Culture and permanently shut down Azattyk as a media organization in Kyrgyzstan. Now, an agreement has been reached after RFE/RL informed Kyrgyzstan…

Kyrgyzstan has taken proactive measures to strengthen its preparedness and response capabilities to effectively manage any potential poliomyelitis (polio) outbreaks in the future.   The WHO European Region has been free of endemic polio since 2002, however, outbreaks of this highly infectious and debilitating disease remain possible in the Region as long as the virus is circulating anywhere in the world. Following a polio outbreak in neighbouring Tajikistan in 2021 and in light of several detections of polioviruses in other countries in the Region in 2022, health authorities in Kyrgyzstan have proactively strengthened surveillance for the virus to detect any…