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On November 17, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament rapidly ratified an agreement to delimit the country’s border with Uzbekistan in all three readings. Photo: Peter in s/Wikimedia Commons
Prospects for protest in Kyrgyzstan’s post-border deal

WHAT’S HAPPENING?On November 17, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament rapidly ratified an agreement to delimit the country’s border…

Kazakhstan presidential election nominations
Kazakhstan to conclude presidential election nomination period

Three candidates have announced their candidacy for the upcoming presidential election in Kazakhstan, which will…

Moldovan ex-president’s arrest put corruption and policy on trial
Moldovan ex-president’s arrest puts corruption and policy on trial

WHAT’S HAPPENING? On May 24, former Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained and subsequently placed…

Russian and Kyrgyz presidents to hold talks in Moscow

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov will today pay his first official foreign visit to Moscow for…