‘Kyrgyzstan still an ideal country for medical education of foreign students’

Islamabad: The Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan, Ulanbek Totuiaev has said that Kyrgyzstan is still an ideal country for medical education of foreign students and our government has always provided a good educational environment to foreign students.

Recently, some local criminal elements tried to spoil the situation, which the government of Kyrgyzstan dealt with constitutionally, and Pakistani students are now completely safe in Kyrgyzstan and are continuing their education, the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan, Ulanbek Totuiaev told this agency here.

He said that the relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan are ideal and the history of mutual diplomatic and economic relations between the two Islamic brother countries is rooted in ancient ‘Silk Route.’ He said that recently some elements wanted to spoil the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, which both countries are aware of and the people of both countries should also be aware of this.

Replying to a question, he said that the situation was completely under the control of law enforcement agencies and the safety of citizens and public order were ensured.

The Ambassador said that on the evening of last May 13, a fight broke out between local and foreign citizens in one of the hostels in the eastern part of Bishkek and then the police opened a criminal case under the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and all participants in the brawl were taken to the police department. He said that a video of the fight and injured Kyrgyz citizens was released on one of the social media pages, as a result of which on the night of last May 18 in Bishkek a crowd of people gathered demanding that the foreigners be brought to justice.

From the moment information about the incident was received, law enforcement agencies of the Kyrgyz Republic took prompt measures to detain persons involved in the event, both foreign citizens (four Egyptian citizens) and around 10 citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The Chief and 9 officers of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Sverdlovsk region were removed from their positions after riots on the night of May 18.

Responding to a question, he said that on May 20, 2024, in Astana, on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Zheenbek Kulubaev had a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

During the meeting both of the parties discussed issues related to the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan in such fields as trade and investment, textile, tourism and education, healthcare, and other areas, paying a particular emphasis on the enhancement of economic diplomacy, and cultural and humanitarian ties between the two countries, as well as on the exchange of high-level visits.

The Ambassador said that Kyrgyz people are looking forward to strengthen ties with brotherly people of Pakistan, taking into account deep common history, single religion and numerous cultural similarities.