For the Kyrgyz Republic For the Republic of Tajikistan

The Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan,

of the Kyrgyz Republic of the Republic of Tajikistan

f) The Kyrgyz Republic

For the Kyrgyz Republic

President of the President of the

For the Kyrgyz Republic

Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations

(Signed) Nurbek Jeenbaev Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations

The President of the Kyrgyz Republic Askar Akayev

the United Nations the United Nations

Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan

of the Republic of Belarus of the Russian Federation

The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

The five Central Asian States, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

The People s Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

Working paper submitted by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

by the heads of State of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation

1. Welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to declare 2003 as the Year of Kyrgyz Statehood and to organize activities in celebration of the Year

We have the honour to transmit herewith the text of the Joint Declaration on the development and further strengthening of cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan, signed by Mr. Askar Akayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, on 6 May 1998 at Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan was not a sponsor of the draft resolution.

(Signed) A. Aimatov Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic

The Kyrgyz Republic is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

(Signed) Z. Eshmambetova Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations (Signed) S. Lavrov

The Republic of Tajikistan has once again expressed support for the initiative of the Kyrgyz Republic to convene a peace conference on Afghanistan in Bishkek,

The Kyrgyz Republic once again confirms its continued intention to provide support to the peace process in the Republic of Tajikistan and welcomes the desire of the Republic of Tajikistan to build a democratic, law based and secular State,

His Excellency Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiev, President of the Kyrgyzstan Republic

His Excellency Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic

(Signed) R. I. Otunbaeva The acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic

The Kyrgyz Republic is the only country in Central Asia that participates in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Address by H.E. Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic

Joint Declaration by the participants in the Almaty Meeting the People s Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan

Unanimously support the accession of Tajikistan to the Treaty on the Creation of a Unified Economic Space between the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan

Address by His Excellency Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic

The country known as quot Kyrgyzstan quot

In view of its geographical location, our country has a favourable opportunity of simultaneously developing fruitful relations in such directions as quot Kyrgyzstan neighbouring countries quot , quot Kyrgyzstan Europe quot and quot Kyrgyzstan East and South East Asia quot .

The countries around Afghanistan are Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

57 248. Year of Kyrgyz Statehood

Of the six cases (the Dominican Republic, Gabon, Georgia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan and Iraq) treated under the Evian approach (see annex, table 2), two are deemed unsustainable Iraq and Kyrgyzstan.

H.E. Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, addressed the General Assembly.

of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to the

Appeals to all Muslims and Islamic financial institutions to be generous and to contribute to the process of overcoming the economic difficulties experienced by Kyrgyz Republic either on bilateral basis or through multilateral and regional organizations so as to enable Kyrgyz Republic to fulfil its economic programme.

Appeals also to the Islamic Development Bank to increase its financial and technical assistance to Kyrgyz Republic.

Organizational and other matters.

(a) Women and human rights