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Kyrgyz President Proposes Public Vote on Death Penalty Restoration

(MENAFN) Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov announced on Saturday that the restoration of the death penalty for rape and murder targeting women and children will be decided through a nationwide referendum. In an interview with a state news...

Kyrgyz President Proposes Referendum on Death Penalty

(MENAFN) Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov announced on Saturday that the issue of reinstating the death penalty for the rape and murder of women and children will be determined through a countrywide referendum. In an interview with a state news...

Kyrgyz President Mandates Parliamentary Vote for November 30

(MENAFN) Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov officially signed a decree on Tuesday calling for an early parliamentary election to be held on November 30. The announcement was confirmed by a statement from the presidency, which outlined that the decree...

Kyrgyz Parliament Declares Self-Dissolution

(MENAFN) In a decisive move, members of Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, voted on Thursday to dissolve the current legislature ahead of schedule. "At the Sept. 25 meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh, deputies reviewed and adopted a draft...

Kyrgyz’s Leader strongly denounces Israel’s attacks on Qatar’s capital

(MENAFN) Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov condemned Israel’s recent strikes on Qatar’s capital, Doha, his spokesperson Askat Alagozov confirmed. At a press briefing in Bishkek, Alagozov stated: “These actions violate the principles of international...

Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan Forge Stronger Trade, Economic Ties

(MENAFN) Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan have agreed to establish trading houses in each other’s countries to enhance trade and economic ties, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced Wednesday. The pact was finalized during discussions...

Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan to open trading houses to strengthen economic cooperation

(MENAFN) Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan have agreed to establish trading houses in each other’s countries as part of efforts to enhance economic and trade relations, according to reports. The deal was reached during discussions between Kyrgyz Economy...

Global Times: China and SCO partners drive green transition through clean energy projects, sustainable development cooperation

Beijing, China, Aug. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the summer, scorching heat waves often send temperatures soaring beyond 45 C along the dry banks of the Jhelum River in Pakistan. In a riverside village, local resident Ahmed reaches out to turn...

Harsh Weather Cripples Rescue of Russian Climber Trapped on Kyrgyz Peak

(MENAFN) Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsyna remains trapped on Victory Peak, a towering 24,406-foot (7,439-meter) summit in Kyrgyzstan, after rescue operations were suspended due to severe weather conditions. Her son shared drone footage...

Kyrgyz Republic Approved to Proceed with Nano Labs’ CNH-Pegged Stablecoin Initiative

HONG KONG, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Labs Ltd (Nasdaq: NA) (“we,” the “Company” or “Nano Labs”), a leading Web 3.0 infrastructure and product solution provider in China, today announced receipt of approval from the Kyrgyz Republic to...

VEON Completes Sale of Beeline Kyrgyzstan

Dubai, August 13, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), announces that it has completed the sale of its 50.1% indirect stake in Sky Mobile LLC, operating under the Beeline brand in Kyrgyzstan, to Open Joint Stock...

Kyrgyz Court Sentences Former President

(MENAFN) According to a report by a news agency on Tuesday, former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev has been handed a prison sentence exceeding 11 years in absentia. Atambayev, who governed the nation between 2011 and 2017, was found...

Kyrgyz Republic to launch USDKG, a gold-backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. Dollar, in Q3 2025

USDKG to be backed by $500 million in physical gold reserves from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance, with planned expansion to $2 billion. BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Kyrgyz Republic has announced the upcoming launch of...

Russia, Cuba plan on starting logistics hub in Gulf of Mexico

(MENAFN) Russia and Cuba are collaborating to create a joint logistics hub at Cuba’s largest deep-water port, aiming to enhance trade ties between Moscow and Latin America, RIA Novosti reported Monday. The plan was confirmed during the recent St....

OSCE Strengthens Co-operation with Kyrgyz Border Service through High-Level Visit and Equipment Demonstration in Batken

Batken, Kyrgyz Republic | 23 June 2025 – The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of the Kyrgyz Republic by participating in a...

Russian FM attends CSTO to discuss cooperation between Russia, Kyrgyzstan

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Saturday in Cholpon-Ata, a resort town in Kyrgyzstan, for an official visit centered on regional security discussions and participation in a summit of the Collective Security Treaty...

Lavrov Visits Kyrgyzstan for Security Talks

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Saturday in the scenic Kyrgyz town of Cholpon-Ata for an official trip that includes senior-level discussions and attendance at a regional security gathering, a news agency reported....

Russian Foreign Minister Lands in Kyrgyzstan for High-Level Talks

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the Kyrgyz resort town of Cholpon-Ata on Saturday for a significant official visit. The trip includes high-level talks and participation in a regional security summit, as reported by...

Ex-Kyrgyz Leader Faces Over Eleven-Year Prison Sentence

(MENAFN) Former Kyrgyz leader Almazbek Atambayev has been sentenced in absentia to over 11 years behind bars, according to media reports on Tuesday. Atambayev, who served as president from 2011 to 2017, was found guilty of illegally obtaining land...

OSCE Enhances Ammunition Safety Skills of Kyrgyz Defence Personnel through Study Visit to Austria

From 19 to 23 May 2025, four technical specialists from the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic took part in a study visit to Austria, focused on the use of mobile laboratory equipment for the chemical analysis of ammunition propellants....