Section: Kabar News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)
European Union extends Russia sanctions until Jan 2018
The European Union formally extended its economic sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, a widely expected step that keeps restrictions on business with Russian energy, defence and financial sectors until Jan. 31, 2018. The sanctions were imposed in July 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula and Moscow’s...
American blues band to give concert in Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is conducting a series of concerts featuring the American blues band “Mem Shannon and the Membership Band” on June 27–July 3, 2017. This tour celebrates the 241st Independence Day ofthe United States of America. All events are free to the public. On June 29, Mem Shannon and...
Kazinform: President Nazarbayev laid flowers at Victims of Political Repression memorial
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev laid flowers at the Victims of Political Repression memorial, Kazinform correspondent reports. “On May 31, we mark the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. Repression took place throughout the USSR. And, is we talk about Kazakhstan, 103 thousand people were arrested here,...
Eurasianet: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Pledge Game-Changing Energy, Power Cooperation
The love affair between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan shows every sign of intensifying, and in ways that could stand to benefit the region. In perhaps the most arresting news, the state energy companies of the two countries over the weekend reached a loose and non-binding agreement to jointly develop Caspian Sea oil and gas deposits. A memorandum...
AsiaPlus: Tajikistan does not attend Beijing Belt and Road Forum
Tajikistan is not attending a two-day International Belt and road Forum that is concluding in Beijing, China today. Leaders from 29 countries are participating in the forum. Few Western leaders are attending the summit, although Britain, France, and Germany are represented by top finance officials. The United States sent a senior White House...
RFE/RL: Majlis Podcast: Who Would Help Defend Central Asia From Insecurity In Afghanistan?
These are certainly tense times for security officials in Central Asia. Barely halfway through this spring, the violence in northern Afghanistan, in provinces just across the border from Central Asia, has already reached levels not seen since the late 1990s. The April 21 attack on a military base in Balkh Province, just across the border from...
President Atambayev: “Fascism is defeated thanks to the joint efforts of many peoples of the world”
Bishkek, May 9 / Kabar /. President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev congratulated veterans of the Great Patriotic War and workers of the rear on the Victory Day. During the meeting-requiem, dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which was held on Victory Square in Bishkek, the head of state honored the...
Bishkek is included in top 10 cities of the CIS, popular among Russian tourists
Bishkek, May 3 / Kabar /. Analytical agency Turstat determined the most popular cities of the CIS among the Russian tourists for traveling on holidays in May 2017. The ranking is made on the basis of the analysis of the data of online hotel reservation systems. Minsk, Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku, Astana, Yerevan, Kiev, Tashkent, Bishkek and Chisinau...
Countries, which Kyrgyz citizens can visit without visa
Bishkek, May 2 / Kabar /. On the eve of the tourist season, Kabar News Agency publishes lists of countries that Kyrgyz citizens can visit without visa. And also a list of countries whose citizens can visit our country without visa. Within the framework of the Agreement on the visa-free travel of citizens of the CIS member states, citizens of...
Tough Times: Merkel to Meet Putin Amid Difficult Times for Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss key international problems during their upcoming meeting in Sochi, Kremlin officials said. In an interview with Sputnik, political expert Alexei Panin noted that Merkel is coming to Russia at a difficult time for her. According to the expert, during the meeting the...
