~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Kyrgyz News Digest On-Line (C) Kyrgyz American School Editors: Edil Baissaloff [email protected] Bolot Kerimbaev [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ April 22-29, 1996
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According to Kimsanbai Hoja, mufti of Kyrgyzstani muslims, more than 2500 pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia on hadj. Kimsanbai Hoja explained the decrease in pilgrims' number from 4000 last year to 2500 by an increase in costs. If, for example, last year it cost $395 to go by bus this year it was about $600. (VB: April 24, 1996)
Starting May 1st, there will be a charge for the tunnel on the Bishkek-Osh road. (VB: April 24, 1996)
A long search for oil in the Chui valley ended with failure as geologists are wrapping up a drilling site near Petrovka village where they bored a well to 4100 meters. (VB: April 24, 1996)
Askar Akaev together with his counterparts from Kazakstan, Russia, Tadjikistan and China signed a treaty "On Confidence on the Frontier Area" in Shanghai. (SK: April 23-24, 1996)
China and Kyrgyzstan have disputes over 4 sections of their border. Two of them, becase of their inaccesibility and because they cannot be guarded, do not lie in the strategic interest zones of the two countries. But the other two: a 30 km section of the Kakshaal range in the south and 20 km range of Meridialny range in the east are very important. At more than 5000m above sea level there are glaciers that contain strategic resources - mainly water. The quality of the glacier water is such that it may potentially be used for high technology, including military industries. (VB: April 26, 1996)
About two weeks ago, a program about a crew of the Bishkek-Frankfurt flight of the national airline was broadcast on one of Frankfurt's local TV stations. This program was devoted to airline safety and to the crew's surprise wasn't about checking technical conditions of the airplane but about crew members' level of English. To an elimentary question like "Are you a captain of the crew?" the captain says "Excuse me". One time, according to the newspaper, the airline's plaine floated at some 2000 m above Frankfurt for an hour and many think that this and other problems like this always occur because of communications between pilots and land controllers'. (VB: April 26, 1996)
Askar Akaev signed a law concerning awards given by the Kyrgyz Republic passed by the Jogorku Kenesh. The highest award is "The National Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic". Others are "Manas" and "Mother-Hero", "Courage", "Glory" and "Mother Glory". (Res: April 24, 1996)
The annual turnover of goods with Iran grew from $0.9 mln in 1994 to $6.4 mln last year. Iran plans to provide $10 mln as a soft loan. (SK: April 23-24, 1996)
A World Bank delegation headed by Mr. Yukon Huang, vice president on Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek last week. The Kyrgyz government presented a package of projects to be considered by the bank for financing. They are state resources management and support of agriculture in 1997, development and structural reconstruction of social sector and also soft credits for agriculture in 1998. Then in 1999 the government will busy itself with irrigation and environmental problems. Mr. Yukon Huang acclaimed Kyrgyzstan's efforts and said that it is almost the only country whose projects are always considered and financed by the WB. Two thirds of them in Russia for instance are problematic, according to Mr. Huang. (VB: April 23, 1996)
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US Dollar ---- 11.66 ------------11.71
Deutsch Mark ---- 7.77----------- 8.00
Russian Ruble-- 437-------------431
Kazak Tenge---- 0.172-----------0.177
Uzbek Sum------ 0.21------------- 0.24
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After the new Tedzhen-Meshhed railroad is completed many Kyrgyzstanis want to ride a train to "warm seas" for they think it will be the cheapest way to both shop and travel. (VB: April 24, 1996)
Orzubek Nazarov, world champion in professional boxing, defended his title for the fifth time knocking out Indonesian, Andrianus Tororex, to knock out. This was the 23rd fight for the 29 year old Kyrgyz who has lived in Japan since 1990. (VB: April 22, 1996)
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