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U.S. Government Donates State-of-the-Art Equipment to Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior

On December 19, Head of the Criminal Police Service of the Ministry of Interior Colonel Nurbek Abdiev and Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek Sandeep Paul participated in an official handover ceremony of approximately $20,000 of state-of-the-art computers, laptops, printers and other equipment. This equipment ...

By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL

Senior White House Representative and USAID Official Conclude High Level Meetings on Strengthening Relations with the Kyrgyz Republic

Eric Rudenshiold, the White House National Security Council Director for Central Asia, along with Javier Piedra, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia, concluded a series of high-level meetings with officials from the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 13-14, 2018. This was the latest in a series of visits by senior U.S. government officials ...

By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases

Prime Minister visits USAID-supported Kyrgyz-Tajik joint venture in Batken

On December 8, 2018, Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev visited Interfruit LLC, a dried fruit processing facility in Uch-Korgon, Batken oblast. Joined by USAID Mission Director Gary Linden, Prime Minister Abylgaziev familiarized himself with the facility and how it sources locally grown fruits to supply global markets. Interfruit LLC is a Kyrgyz-Tajik joint venture established in ...

By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon

New Study Sheds Light on Primary School Literacy

The United States government and the Ministry of Education and Science will present the results of a joint Early Grade Reading Assessment, which recently measured student performance in literacy. This nationwide snapshot of reading skills among primary grade students in Kyrgyz and Russian language schools uncovers how reading outcomes have changed over time. The event ...

By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Time to read

President Jeenbekov and U.S. Ambassador Lu Inaugurate New Milk Processing Facility in Osh

On November 2, 2018, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Donald Lu inaugurated the Alaiku Organics milk processing facility in Osh city. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the establishment of the new facility, which will become the largest active dairy processing facility in southern Kyrgyzstan. USAID saw ...

By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases

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