The Kyrgyz film Kara Kyzyl Sary (Black, Red, Yellow) has won the Grand Prix at the inaugural International Film Festival of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.
The Kyrgyz Republic will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in 2026.
On April 18, 2026, the event «Volunteering for Earth» was held in Bishkek, dedicated to Earth Day, observed on April 22. It brought together approximately 70 participants from international cooperation programs. The event was jointly organized by World Friends Korea volunteers, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteers, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Alumni Association.
Kyrgyzstan extradited a foreign national who was on the international wanted list to France. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the extradition was carried out in accordance with Kyrgyzstan’s international obligations under the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and based on the principle of reciprocity.
On May 23, an international friendly match will be held in Talas as part of the final stage of the national tournament Kok-Boru Zhenish Kubogu — 2026 (Kok-Boru Victory Cup — 2026), between the regional U23 kokpar team from Shymkent, Kazakhstan, and the U23 team from Talas, Kyrgyzstan. The International Kok-Boru Federation announced.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, Adylbek Kasymaliev, took part in the Bishkek International Financial Forum dedicated to digital transformation, security, and innovative development.
On June 28, Ambassador Pietro Lazzeri, Head of the SECO Division and the Swiss Government’s Delegate for Trade Agreements, together with Siroco Messerli, visited Sut Bulak CJSC factory (Dairy Spring brand), one of Kyrgyzstan’s leading cheese producers and a notable example of long-standing cooperation between the two countries.
The Kyrgyz Republic has received an official invitation to accede to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.
Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunishaliev has been elected Vice President of the United Cities and Local Governments organization. The decision was made unanimously at the organization’s congress held on June 25 in the city of Tangier (Morocco).
A bill «On the Heritage of Nomadic Civilizations and the Special Status of the World Nomad Games» has been submitted to the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament). The document proposes to legally enshrine the special status of the Games as an international cultural and sports project initiated by Kyrgyzstan.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov arrived in Azerbaijan for a working visit, the presidential press service announced.
Kyrgyzstan has begun negotiations with several countries to expand its fuel and lubricant supplies. Authorities explain this move by the need to diversify fuel imports amid the unstable global energy market.
On June 27, 2026, the KOICA Country Office in the Kyrgyz Republic, together with the KOICA Alumni Association and WFK volunteers, organized a cultural event aimed at strengthening cultural exchange and developing sustainable partnerships and networking between representatives of the Republic of Korea and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the St. Petersburg State University of Economics.
Chairman of the National Agency for Virtual Assets and Blockchain Technologies under the President of Kyrgyzstan, Farkhat Iminov, held a meeting with the founder of Vietnam’s ROX Group, Tran Anh Tuan.
On June 9, in Rome, Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan, Maksat Kubatovich Asanaliev, and Italian Justice Minister, Carlo Nordio, signed a treaty between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Italian Republic on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
The 64th session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has opened in Bonn, Germany, to prepare decisions for the upcoming COP31 climate conference in Turkey.
President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree appointing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Malaysia, Anvar Anarbaev, as Ambassador to Vietnam concurrently.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Ulan Niyazbekov, met with the Secretary General of Interpol, Valdecy Urquiza. The talks took place in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Meeting of Ministers of Internal Affairs and Public Security of the SCO Member States.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov spoke at the expanded meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana, calling for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to become a platform for technological partnership and joint innovation.
