News about Kyrgyzstan

Bodies of two US pilots found after Kyrgyzstan crash Rescuers on Saturday recovered the bodies of two US pilots whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan shortly after taking off from a base that serves as a hub for military operations in Afghanistan.

04 May 2013

Plane from US airbase crashes in Kyrgyzstan: ministry A refuelling plane from the US Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan crashed after taking off.

03 May 2013

Kyrgyzstan searching for funds to protect itself from Kazakhstan company's $400 million claim Kazakhstan company Visor Holding filed a $400 million claim against Kyrgyzstan government to the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

17 April 2013

Rock Climbing: Kazakhstan climbers win nine medals in Kyrgyzstan 17 athletes represented Kazakhstan at the tournament as part of the Kazakhstan youth national rock climbing team.

15 April 2013

Kyrgyzstan to cut down on electric power exports to Kazakhstan in 2013 The major reason for reducing the power exports is the currently lower level of water in the Toktogul water reservoir.

05 April 2013

U.S. Secretary of State discovers new country... Kyrzakhstan Speaking of the new directions of American foreign policy, new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry read Kyrgyzstan as Kyrzakhstan in his speech.

22 February 2013

Kyrgyzstan citizen was among victims of plane crash near Almaty Earlier еру media reported that one of the victims, Akram Nizamov, was a citizen of Azerbaijan. However, this information has been refuted.

30 January 2013

Illegal oil pipeline discovered at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border Diesel fuel oil was pumped through the pipeline that began in Kazakhstan and then run to the territory of Kyrgyzstan.

23 January 2013

Kazakhstan not signing gas supply contract with Kyrgyzstan because of debts Kazakhstan is not signing gas supply contract with Kyrgyzstan because of its gas debts to Kazakhstan.

21 January 2013

Accident at Zhambyl-Shymkent line causes power supply limitation in north Kyrgyzstan Emergency at Zhambyl-Shymkent power line of Central-Asian 'power ring' weakened reliability of the joint power system of Central Asia.

15 January 2013

Gazprom requests KazTransGas to lower gas prices for Kyrgyzstan Gazprom is requesting that KazTransGas lowers gas prices from $224 to $200 for 500 million cubic meters to be supplied to Kyrgyzstan.

26 December 2012

Kyrgyzstan President passed condolences to Nazarbayev over AN-72 crash Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev expressed condolences to Nursultan Nazarbayev over the plane crash in South-Kazakhstan oblast.

26 December 2012

Gazprom to pay Kyrgyzstan's gas debts to Kazakhstan Russian Gazprom, the new owner of KyrgyzGas, will pay Kyrgyzstan’s gas debts to Kazakhstan.

24 December 2012

Gazprom to buy Kyrgyz gas operator for $1: Kyrgyzgaz Russia's gas giant Gazprom is taking a controlling stake in Kyrgyzstan's debt-ridden state gas company for one dollar.

21 December 2012

Kyrgyzstan Prime-Minister offered Gazprom to buy KyrgyzGas for $1 Let them buy KyrgyzGas, even for just $1, but only if they solve all the problems, renew the gas pipelines and ensure uninterrupted gas supplies to people: MP.

20 December 2012

Kyrgyzstan threatens Kazakhstan with claims for gas deficit Legal and financial claims could be filed against Kazakhstan's KazTransGas for limitation of gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan.

19 December 2012

Kazakhstan to boost gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan starting from December 19 Kazakhstan’s Gas Shipping Company had limited gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan starting from December 13 due to failed gas supplies from the neighboring Uzbekistan and ensuing gas shortages in the south of Kazakhstan.

19 December 2012

Kyrgyz capital without gas at 20 below zero Residents of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek have no gas to heat their homes amid arctic temperatures because Kazakhstan cut off the supply.

17 December 2012