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The prime minister versus the church
On June 27, officers from Armenia’s National Security Service attempted to storm the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a monastic complex near Yerevan that serves as the residence of Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church...

Kyzyl-Ompol Mining Resumes Under New Law, Public Concern Persists
Trial production of titanomagnetite has commenced at the Kyzyl-Ompol deposit near Balykchy in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region, First Deputy Prime Minister Bakyt Torobaev announced in a recent interview with local media. According to Torobaev, the...

Uzbekistan’s president highlights peace, trade, and reform at ECO Summit in Khankendi
Uzbekistan’s president highlights peace, trade, and reform at ECO Summit in Khankendi President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the leaders of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) during the summit held in the...

17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization gets underway in Khankendi, President Ilham Aliyev addressed the Summit -VIDEO -UPDATED-3-PHOTO
On July 4, the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) commenced in the city of Khankendi, APA reports. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed the heads of state and government, as well as the heads of...

China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway to be linked with Trans-Afghan corridor, says Mirziyoyev
Azernews reports that President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, speaking at the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Khankendi, announced that the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway will eventually be connected to the...

Kyrgyzstan's Naryn Region Powers Up With New Substations For Railway Project
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 2. Three new power substations have been constructed and commissioned in Kyrgyzstan's Naryn region to provide the electricity needed for the construction of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan...

UN votes to renew LGBTQ+ expert’s mandate just after the US withdrew from Human Rights Council
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted yesterday to extend the term of its current expert on LGBTQ+ rights by three years. The LGBTQ+ rights expert, South African author and scholar Graeme Reid, investigates human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ people...

Hoping for regional integration, Pezeshkian in Azerbaijan for ECO summit
President Masoud Pezeshkian has traveled to Azerbaijan to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), emphasizing Iran’s commitment to fostering regional collaboration and stability. President Pezeshkian landed...

Revised double taxation avoidance treaty with Kyrgyzstan to take effect this week
A revised tax treaty between South Korea and Kyrgyzstan aimed at preventing double taxation and curbing tax avoidance is set to take effect later this week, the finance ministry said Friday. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the...

Presidents Japarov and Aliev open Aikol Manas school in Azerbaijan built by Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan | foreign policy |
Presidents Japarov and Aliev open Aikol Manas school in Azerbaijan built by Kyrgyzstan AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev participated in the opening ceremony of the Aikol Manas school in Khydyrly village,...

Interview: China plays significant role in maintaining international order, multilateralism -- Kyrgyz expert
"In an increasingly complex world undergoing fundamental changes, where leading political players strive to maintain their dominance, China, with its pragmatic foreign policy, plays an increasingly significant role in maintaining international...

Kyrgyzstan president expected to pay state visit to Tajikistan
14:15, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is set to make a state visit to Tajikistan later this year, the Kyrgyz president’s press service announced. Preparations for the high-level visit were a central topic during a bilateral...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov takes part in the meeting of the CSTO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
30 June 2025 On June 30, 2025 a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation was held in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz Republic), attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of...

Kyrgyz Authorities Step Up Pressure on Kloop: Searches, Arrests, and International Outcry
In late May, Kyrgyz security forces conducted coordinated raids on the homes of eight current and former employees of the independent media outlet Kloop. Operatives from the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) simultaneously entered...

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan attend opening of the first phase of Khidirli village in Aghdam district-
On July 3, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, APA reports....

From Survival to Cinema: How Robin A. Townsend Turned Trauma into Power Through Film
Robin A. Townsend is not just a filmmaker. He is a force of reclamation. Raised inside the isolating grip of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and later abandoned by the system meant to protect him, Townsend transformed a life defined by trauma into an...

Kyrgyzstan begins full-scale construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway section
Full-scale construction work has begun along the entire Kyrgyz section of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev...

President Of Kyrgyzstan Set To Visit Russia For Strategic Talks
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 1. Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov will arrive in Moscow on July 2 for a working visit, Trend reports via the press service of the Kyrgyz President. The visit will include a bilateral...

Tsukuba University of Technology, JICA Tsukuba Collaborate to Empower the Deaf, Nurture Future Leaders in Kyrgyzstan
Courtesy of Tsukuba University of Technology Prof. Yutaka Osugi Tsukuba University of Technology Prof. Yutaka Osugi, front left, is seen with members of the Kyrgyz government and a local society for the blind and deaf and other attendees at a...

Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Fms Deliberate On Strengthening Ties
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 1. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation and maintain regional stability, Trend reports via the Kyrgyzstan's MFA. During an official visit...