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<center><h1><b> KYRGYZ NEWS (January 96)</b></h1>
<H2><i> - at Sanjar's homepage- </i> </h2> </center>
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Editors: <p>
Edil Baissaloff -edil@kaf.freenet.bishkek.su- <p>
Bolot Kerimbaev -bolot@kaf.freenet.bishkek.su- <p>
Acknowledgements: at end of message <p>
Tue Jan 16 09:30:25 KRG 1996 Kyrgyz News Digest <p>
January 15, 1996 <p>
Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) canceled an excise tax on fuel, carpets, sugar,
and furniture.
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Prime Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will meet third
decade of January and discuss questions of economic cooperation in 1996.
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The presidents of the CIS countries will meet in Moscow January 19th to
discuss the Customs Union, peacemaking forces in Tajikistan and creation
of a CIS Defense Ministers Council.
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On December 30, the day of inauguration of reelected President Akaev
somebody called the police and informed about to assassinate him. The
State Committee on National Security (ex-KGB) said on January 11, that
this information was false, though it made many officers miss their New
Year parties. The caller was twenty two
year old Pavel Skarlygin who wanted to play a prank by representing
himself as a former Alfa officer, and now a professional killer.
Currently he is under arrest.
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Frontier forces of the Russian Federation on the borders of Kyrgyzstan
confiscated 263.2 kg of narcotics, 6.3 kg of precious metals, 117 tons of
rare metals, and about 60 rare hunting birds.
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One hundred eleven thousand seven hundred children were born last year in
Kyrgyzstan, that's 7 thousand registered births more than in 1994. Death
count was 2 thousand less than in 1994 with 35000.
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Thirty thousand seven hundred fewer citizens than in 1994 left Kyrgyzstan.
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Total population increased by 63000 or 1.4%, and on January 1, 1996 was
4.547.000 people.
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In 1996 exports will go up to 411 million dollars, an increase of 10.4%.
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Exports in 1995 were 380-385 million dollars.
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On January 3rd 1996, President Akaev ordered a referendum to be held
February 10 about amendments to the Constitution giving more power to the
presidential branch, and defining the power of each house of Parliament.
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Kyrgyz independence has been recognized by 128 countries, Kyrgyzstan has
diplomatic relations with 89 and in 16 of them it's own diplomatic
epresentatives.
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Fourteen international organizations, such as UNDP, World Bank and UNICEF
are active in the Kyrgyz Republic.
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Roza Otunbaeva, the foreign minister said that 1995 was "the year of Asia"
for Kyrgyzstan. 1996 is to become a year of economic diplomacy, stated
Mrs. Otunbaeva.
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On January 12th, Presidents of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan met in
the Kazak town of Kokchetau. This little informal summit was organized to
congratulate Akaev on his reelection as president of Kyrgyzstan. Also
they discussed the upcoming summit in Moscow, and checked each country's
positions.
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Prime minister Apas Djumagulov during his working visit to Moscow, held
talks concerning the expected entry of Kyrgyzstan into the customs union
joining Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. This important step would lower
current prices on imported goods from
these countries, including coal and gas. Kazakhstan's industrial
production increased by about 20% after they joined this union, which
originally included Belarus and Russia.
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Late in the evening on January 11th, police arrested a man with 6 grams
enriched uranium. He was getting ready to sell it for $500.000.
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Hi-Salamatsyzby, This digest was prepared by the students of the Kyrgyz
American School in Bishkek. We thought we might be helpful to all the
foreign community in Kyrgyzstan, and especially to those of you, outside
of our country to get information what is going on in Ky rgyzstan, what
types of events are happening, now and then we would like to say what we
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Newspapers:
Slovo Kyrgyzstana, Respublica, Vecherniy Bishkek, Yuzhnyi Kurier, Chuiskiye
Vesti, Stolitsa, Panorama, Bisnesmen K, Kyrgyz Rukhu, Asaba, Kyrgyzstan
Chronicle, Delo N, Svobodnye Gory,
Radio Azattyk (Liberty), Gosteleradio,
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