Kyrgyzstan officially refused in re-registration of 11 foreigners in the capacity of missioners carrying out illegal religious activity, news agency "24.kg" reported.

World Bank will allot $9.6 million for support of the Kyrgyz pastures until the end of 2013, Abdimalik Egemberdiev chief of the pasture department in the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday at a parliamentarian session of Budget and Finance Committee, news agency "24.kg" reported.

Kyrgyz oppositionists are to participate in a forum of socialistic and social-democratic parties of the CIS countries. Forum of left-wing parties of CIS countries will run in Moscow on February 9, 2010, news agency "24.kg" reported.

Utility consumers in Kyrgyzstan are bracing for the arrival of their first bills since energy and hot water tariffs skyrocketed at the outset of the new year.

Hunger-strike participants in support of Ismail Isakov, Ex-Defense Minister of Kyrgyzstan are going to end their protest action on February 10, 2010, Topchubek Turgunaliev one of opposition leaders told the news agency 24.kg Monday.

BBC Central Asia correspondent Rayhan Demytrie reports on how the murder of journalist Gennady Pavluk and brutal attacks on other reporters are sending shockwaves across Kyrgyzstan's media.

Mr. Nadeem Ilahi, chief of an International Monetary Fund staff mission to the Kyrgyz Republic, issued the following statement today in Bishkek: "Performance under the current Exogenous Shock Facility continues to be good.

Less than five years after Kyrgyzstana s a Tulip Revolutiona raised hopes that the central Asian nation would embrace greater democratic reforms, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has signed a law restricting the religious freedom of communities with fewer than 200 members.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 3 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan intend to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the field of youth policy. To this end, the Kyrgyz delegation headed by Deputy Employment, Labor and Migration Minister Nuriyla Joldoshova met with Azerbaijani Youth and Sport Minister Azad Rahimov in Baku today.

European experts train the Kyrgyz state officials in precise self-assessment, while the United Nations Development Program believes the measure will help the government to improve the state services, news agency "24.kg" reported.

The State Physical Culture and Sports Agency of Kyrgyzstan has rewarded the best sportsmen of 2009. The total sum allocated from the scholarship fund amounted to 1,141 million soms, press service of the agency reported.

Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd A is pleased to announce the appointment of Westhouse Securities Limited as its nominated adviser and joint broker and the appointment of Mirabaud Securities LLP as its joint broker, with immediate effect.

Kyrgyzstan will purchase gas from Turkmenia in the nearest future, Salamat Aitikeev, Director of Kyrgyzgas Company said Friday at a press conference, news agency "24.kg" reported.

Participants of a protest action in support of Ismail Isakov, ex-Defense Minister of Kyrgyzstan do not plan to stop the hunger strike, Topchubek Turgunaliev, one of the opposition leaders told the news agency 24.kg Friday.

Nobody bears responsibility for sale of expired drugs in Kyrgyzstan, Nikolai Bailo, member of the Parliament said Wednesday while discussing technical regulations on Medical products safety at a session of Communist parliament group, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Uzbekistan is looking for common ground and mutual understanding with the neighboring republics in the issue of distribution of water resources in Central Asia, said Uzbek expert Sergey Yezhkov.

Parliament hearings on Population employment bill will take place later Tuesday in Bishkek. The hearings are organized by the Social Policy Committee jointly with the Labor, Employment and Migration Ministry of Kyrgyzstan, parliamentary press service reported.

The Ashar (Goodwill) political movement marked the 20th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's first anti-Soviet protests in Bishkek on Monday, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.

Education strategy until 2020 is worked out in Kyrgyzstan, Abdylda Musaev, the Kyrgyz Education and Science Minister said Monday at a round table discussion School realia in the light of international and national children's rights observance standards, news agency "24.kg" reported.

Social funds are frequently established to legalize illegal school fees in Kyrgyzstan, Nazgul Turdubekova, chief of the Children's Rights Protectors League said Monday at a round table discussion School realia in the light of international and national children's rights observance standards, news agency "24.kg" reported.