Nowruz, which is celebrated on the spring equinox (usually March 21st), is one of the most important holidays in Kyrgyzstan. Nowruz marks the first day of the first month in the Iranian calendar and it starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, which is the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The Persian holiday of Nowruz or ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani was officially welcomed by Kyrgyzstan premier on Thursday when he arrived in Bishkek to attend the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. The 19th SCO Summit will be held on June 13-14 with leaders of 11 countries, including Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan and ...

MNA Leading a high-ranking political delegation, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will leave Tehran for Kyrgyzstan on Thursday evening to attend a two-day Shanghai Summit in Bishkek. Rouhani's tour will be upon an official invitation of Kyrgyz president. In addition to delivering a speech in Shanghai Summit, Iranian president will also have ...

IRNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, on June 14, a senior Russian official said. President Putin will hold a meeting with President Rouhani in Bishkek on June 14, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, Moscow-based TASS news agency reported. "There ...

MNA Gaining three gold medals, Iranian wrestlers were crowned at the Pahlavani event of 3rd World Nomad Games, in Kyrgyzstan. In 70 kg category, Irans Mohammad Naderi defeated rivals from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan to reach the final and there, he gained a deserved victory over Kyrgyzstans wrestler and snatched the gold medal. Omid Hassantabar,...

Tasnim Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on the anniversary of their independence, expressing hope for the expansion of Irans relations with the two Central Asian Republics. In a message to President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday, the Iranian president congratulated Uzbeks on the anniversary of ...

IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Monday said that Iran welcomes the results of the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan and Austria and is ready to broaden relations with both countries. Speaking to reporters, he welcomed the results of presidential elections in Austria and congratulated People Party and Sebastian Kurz who is currently ...

BBC - The man suspected of killing 11 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian citizenship, the Central Asian country's security service says. Forty-nine people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon. The Kyrgyz security service named the bomber as Akbarzhon ...

IRNA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi expressed condolences on Turkish cargo plane crash on Monday in Kyrgyzstan which left scores of Kyrgyz people dead and wounded. Qasemi voiced deep grief over the sad occasion, condoling Kyrgyz government and people; he sympathized with the bereaved families of the victims of this tragic accident. The ...

NDTV- A cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan's main airport Monday, leaving 32 people dead including four pilots as it hit a populated area after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said. The majority of the dead were from the village of Dacha-Suu where the plane -- a Turkish Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Kyrgyzstan's capital ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans President Hassan Rouhani postponed his planned visit to Kyrgyzstan due to his Kyrgyz counterparts illness, an informed source said. The trip was slated for October 4-5, the source said, adding that it will be rescheduled for a few weeks later. Hospitalization of Kyrgyzstans President Almazbek Atambayev in Russia has ...

BISHKEK, Aug. 03 (MNA) Mahmoud Alavi, Irans Minister of Intelligence, visited Bishkek on Tue. and held talks with Kyrgyz officials in charge of national security. Mahmoud Alavi arrived in Bishkek on Monday at the official invitation of AbdilSegizbaev,Chairmanof Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security. During his two-day stay, Alavi held ...

The national Iranian men's soccer team has thrashed Kyrgyzstan in a warm-up match for the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament, which is scheduled to start early September. The Iranian squad, also known as Team Melli, routed the Central Asian side 6-0 in a friendly game staged at Azadi Stadium in western Tehran on ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran football team jumped to top spot in Group A of the AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship for the South and Central zone. The Iranian team defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 with host Tajikistan defeated Bhutan 4-1 on Wednesday. Roghayeh Jalal Nasab was on target for Iran twice in the 16th and 69th minutes. Iran opened the campaign ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society said the IRCS has sent tons of humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan after a large quake in the Central Asian country last November. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Osh province of Kyrgyzstan on November 17, 2015. It reportedly damaged at least 4,000 houses and over 100 other ...

Dushanbe, Jan 1, IRNA - Kyrgyz Minister of Energy and Industry Turdubayev Kubanychbek said on Thursday that Bishkek is fully determined to have all-out cooperation with Tehran, the energy and industry srctors in particular. Kubanychbek made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Ali Najafi. Referring to Iran's capacities and ...

Russia has joined four ex-Soviet nations in creating a new alliance aimed at boosting economic and trade ties among the member states. Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan have joined to form the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which is schedule to come to existence on January 1. The new union will bring together some 170 million ...

Mashhad, Khorasan Prov., Nov 20, IRNA Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan in the Islamic Republic Asanbeyk Osman Aliyev and Governor General of Khorasan Razavi Province in a meeting on Wednesday called for establishment of direct Bishkek-Mashhad flight in an effort to expand cultural, economic and social channels. Aliyev said today the level of bilateral economic ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Kyrgyz officials in a meeting in Bishkek explored new avenues for the promotion of Tehran-Bishkek ties in various economic sectors. In the meeting between Governor General of Iran's Mazandaran Province Rabi Fallah and senior Kyrgyz officials in the Kyrgyz capital on Thursday, the two sides voiced readiness to utilize abundant ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Kyrgyz officials explored new avenues for the promotion of Tehran-Bishkek ties in various economic sectors. In a meeting between Iranian Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade Mohsen Salehinia and Kyrgyz Economy Minister Temir Sariev in Bishkek on Saturday, the two senior officials voiced readiness to utilize abundant ...