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EDB to fund feasibility study for Balykchy–Cholpon-Ata railway in Kyrgyzstan
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...

Kyrgyzstan tightens control over retail prices for meat
14:52, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 14:52, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers — Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing...

PM Bektenov Calls for Stronger Economic Ties at Eurasian Intergovernmental Council Meeting
ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov outlined key priorities for strengthening regional cooperation at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council’s expanded meeting on Aug. 15 in Cholpon-Ata, reports the Prime Minister’s press office. Prime...

President Japarov meets with Heads of EAEU Governments and EEC Board Chairman
On August 15, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with the heads of delegations from the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Board, who participated in the...

President signs law on deep cleaning of beaches and fines for littering
21:08, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 21:08, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to the Law «On the Sustainable Development of...

Kyrgyzstan introduces moratorium on state awards and prizes
21:15, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 21:15, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has signed a decree imposing a moratorium on the conferral of...

President signs decree on new system of admission to colleges and universities
09:22, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 09:22, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree aimed at improving the quality of professional...
Kyrgyzstan lauds Eurasian Economic Union's economic vitality
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has grown into a major center of economic activity over the past decade, Kyrgyzstan's top government official said Friday. Adylbek Kasymaliev, chairman of the cabinet...

Social institutions in Kyrgyzstan receive humanitarian aid from U.S. government
18:07, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 18:07, 16 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA A ceremonial handover of humanitarian aid from the U.S. government took place in Bishkek. The press...

Kyrgyzstan and Russia Sign $270 Million in Agreements at Issyk-Kul Forum
At the seventh Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum on the shores of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan and Russia signed nearly 30 agreements worth about US $270 million. The forum brought together around 1,000 representatives from government agencies, investment...

Kyrgyzstan returns 3.5 tons of Uzbekistan’s pistachios over quarantine violations
Kyrgyzstan has returned 3.5 tons of pistachios exported from Uzbekistan after an inspection revealed violations of quarantine rules, 24.kg reported. Source: pixabay The Department of Chemicalization, Plant Protection, and Quarantine conducted...

Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Enchanted by the Beauty and Tourism Potential of Issyk-Kul
Tourism 16/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Enchanted by the Beauty and Tourism Potential of Issyk-Kul Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov, expressed his admiration for Issyk-Kul, noting that this...

President Of Kyrgyzstan, Iran's First VP Meet To Discuss Transport-Transit Co-Op
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 15. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov received First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Reza Aref in Cholpon-Ata, Trend reports via the Kyrgyz president's...

Kyrgyzstan And Iran Setting Up Joint Investment Office To Ramp Up Bilateral Cooperation
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 15. In Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev met with First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Reza Aref during the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, with the creation of a...

Kyrgyzstan Highlights EAEU Future Cooperation At Intergovernmental Council Meeting
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 15. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov received the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states and the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic...

President Japarov Rejects Claims Of Sanctioned Goods Transit Through Kyrgyzstan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 15. Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov has denied reports in Western media suggesting that Moldovan politician Elon Shor is helping Russia bypass sanctions through Kyrgyz territory, Trend...

Kyrgyz and Russian Ministries of Health sign cooperation plan
12:07, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 12:07, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Erkin Checheybaev and Minister of Health of the Russian...

Kyrgyzstan and South Korea to improve qualifications of migrant workers
09:59, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 09:59, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kyrgyzstan and South Korea will expand cooperation in the labor market, improving the...

Kyrgyzstan-China cooperation: Issyk-Kul and Qinghai become sister lakes
16:05, 14 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 16:05, 14 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA A memorandum of intent has been signed to establish sister-lake relations between Qinghai Lake in China’s...

Kyrgyz Embassy in Russia helps repatriate 15 children and 19 citizens
09:05, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 09:05, 15 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV In the first six months of 2025, the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Russia provided 89,464 consular...