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The Diplomat
March 1, 2018
On February 27, the son of a former Kyrgyz ambassador to the United States was arrested along with a Kazakh citizen on charges which include ... The younger Sydykov and Rezvanov were arrested in Virginia on charges of violating the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, International Traffic in ArmsÃâà...
Myanmar Times
November 28, 2017
The rematch is an important game for both teams to qualify in the Asian Cup. In order to secure a ticket to the cup, Myanmar must win its two remaining matches. While Kyrgyzstan already has 7 points, Myanmar only has 5. Myanmar's two remaining games will take place next March: against Kyrgyzstan onÃâà...
EurasiaNet
September 12, 2017
Kyrgyzstan and its largest foreign commercial investor, Centerra Gold, claim to have buried more than half a decade of uncertainty with a deal the government signed right in time for the October 15 presidential election. On September 11, the government headed by new Prime Minister Sapar Isakov put theÃâà...
Atlas Obscura
August 30, 2017
Kyrgyzstan's ancient landscape was once part of the Silk Road, and for the majority of the 20th century, it was part of the USSR's sprawling Central Asian empire. It shares borders with other former Soviet states—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Taijikistan—as well as China. On August 31, 1991, as the SovietÃâà...
The Diplomat
May 18, 2017
SDPK is largely associated with current Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev, though officially he suspended his membership in the party when taking office (per the country's Constitution) in 2011. SDPK, which holds the most seats in parliament (38), heads the ruling coalition but is far from the country'sÃâà...
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
July 21, 2016
Kyrgyzstan's decisions to join the Eurasian Economic Union and to not renew a bilateral cooperation agreement with the United States in 2015 suggest it, ... has created potential long-term problems for Bishkek as the Russian economy falters and as Moscow's foreign policy becomes much harder to predict.
