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Kyrgyzstan Draws International Attention to Glacier Meltdown
Times of Central Asia
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August 18, 2025
Kyrgyzstan is intensifying efforts to combat climate change and safeguard its rapidly melting glaciers through continued collaboration with the United Nations and international partners. Officials emphasize that glacier preservation is key to...
Kyrgyz President Nods To Putin-Trump Alaska Summit As Positive Step For Peace
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 18. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, exchanging views on the recent Russian-United States summit in Alaska,...
Kyrgyz judokas to take part in World Cadets Championships
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August 18, 2025
19:51, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 19:51, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Judokas from Kyrgyzstan will take part in the World Cadets Championships in Sofia (Bulgaria)....
Bishkek resident rapes daughter-in-law, bribes police officer to close case
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August 18, 2025
11:51, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Nuris ALYMBAEV 11:51, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Nuris ALYMBAEV A man suspected of rape and bribery has been detained in Bishkek. The press service of the Department of...
Kyrgyzstan Restricts Livestock Exports to Stabilize Meat Prices
Times of Central Asia
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August 18, 2025
In early 2025, Kyrgyzstan temporarily suspended livestock exports in a bid to curb rising meat prices on the domestic market. The measure has resulted in a significant reduction in export volumes. According to the Ministry of Water Resources,...
Kyrgyzstan to change rules for payments and settlements in gross system
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August 18, 2025
09:58, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 09:58, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA The procedure for making payments and settlements in the real-time gross settlement system...
Trailer of game developed in Kyrgyzstan gains 90,000 views on gaming channel
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August 18, 2025
19:36, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 19:36, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA Trailer of the new game Steel Ark, developed by Kyrgyz studio 4tale Production in Kyrgyzstan, was...
Saida Mirziyoyeva announces Zakovat Asian Cup II show to be held in Bishkek
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August 18, 2025
12:18, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 12:18, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Saida Mirziyoyeva, the daughter of the President of Uzbekistan, announced on her Instagram...
Doctors from Russia to consult patients in Bishkek
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August 18, 2025
Six highly qualified doctors from the Russian network of clinics RZhD-Medicine will work in Bishkek from August 18 to August 22 as part of the international volunteer program «Missiya Dobro» implemented by Rossotrudnichestvo. According to the...
Italian Climber Dies During Descent from Peak Pobeda in Kyrgyzstan
Times of Central Asia
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August 18, 2025
An Italian climber has died and several others were injured during a descent from Peak Pobeda (Victory Peak), one of Kyrgyzstan’s three seven-thousanders, according to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defense. The injured include citizens of Germany and...
Director and Editor-in-Chief of Kyrgyzfilm Film Studio resign
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August 18, 2025
14:50, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY 14:50, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY Director of Kyrgyzfilm Film Studio Akzholtoy Bekbolotov and Editor-in-Chief Nazim...
Beach in Baktuu-Dolonotu cleaned up after President Japarov’s criticism
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August 18, 2025
09:35, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 09:35, 18 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Following criticism from President Sadyr Japarov, a beach in the village of Baktuu-Dolonotu...
Kyrgyzstan plans railway around Lake Issyk-Kul
International Railway Journal
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August 18, 2025
New railway will help to develop tourism and freight traffic. KYRGYZ Railways (KTJ) has secured funding from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) for a technical and economic feasibility study to construct a 75km line from Balykchy to Cholpon-Ata....
Iranian President To Weigh North-South Transport Corridor In Armenia
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold discussions on the North-South International Transport Corridor during his visit to Armenia, Trend reports. Speaking in Tehran ahead of his...
Kyrgyzstan's Airports Gearing Up To Bring In New Aircraft
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 18. Airports of Kyrgyzstan, together with the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund, the Eurasian Development Bank, and Eldik Bank, signed an agreement for a project to purchase two passenger...
Kyrgyzstan's Services Sector Shows Growth In 1H2025
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 17 . Kyrgyzstan's services sector demonstrated solid growth in the first half of 2025, with the total volume of market services provided by economic entities reaching 1.075 trillion soms...
Iran's first vice President, Russian PM call for expansion of two-sided collaboration
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin have committed to deepening collaboration across multiple fields, according to reports. The two leaders met Friday in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on...
Iranian vice president, Russian PM vow to promote bilateral cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Friday called for the expansion of bilateral cooperation in various areas. In a meeting on the sidelines of the Eurasian...
Kyrgyzstan's Economy Shows Strong Growth In 7M2025 With Diverse Sector Growth
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 17. Kyrgyzstan's GDP from January through July 2025 came in at 865.2 billion soms ($69.22 million), marking an increase of 11.5 percent over the same period in 2024, Trend reports, citing the...
EDB to fund feasibility study for Balykchy–Cholpon-Ata railway in Kyrgyzstan
Daryo
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August 17, 2025
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has agreed to finance the preparation of a preliminary feasibility study for the construction of the Balykchy–Cholpon-Ata railway in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Region. Source: EDB The agreement was signed on August...