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Kyrgyzstan:
A road to the unknown
A road to the unknown
43-year-old Kyrgyzstani Nurbek has worked in Moscow for five years. The man came back to the homeland on September 23. According to him, he planned to take a vacation a long time ago and see his family, so he bought a ticket at the end of August. But now, seeing how the situation unfolds, he is not going to go back to Moscow.
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I had a good job there, I worked in the sweets packaging factory. But now it's very risky to go there. I don't know what happens next.
Before going to Russia, Nurbek changed many jobs – he was a driver of a minibus in Bishkek, sold tyres in Dordoi market, rented land. But it was not very profitable. That's why he packs his things in 2017 and left for Moscow in search of a better life. He does not know what to do in Bishkek now.
According to Director of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies Tamerlan Ibraimov, warring Russia becomes increasingly unpredictable, so legal awareness of Kyrgyzstanis must be raised.
According to Director of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies Tamerlan Ibraimov, warring Russia becomes increasingly unpredictable, so legal awareness of Kyrgyzstanis must be raised.
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We need to do this via our embassy and our associations there. But by and large our citizens who have Russian citizenship can save themselves from the war by leaving for Kyrgyzstan. This war is unjust and our citizens have nothing to do there.
Марат Мусуралиев. Фото из личного архива
Analyst Marat Musuraliev agrees with this statement. According to him, citizens of Kyrgyzstan and persons with two passports should either come back to their motherland or renounce Russian citizenship.
"Our ministry of foreign affairs and the embassy should speed up this work and begin to get our migrants home," Musuraliev said. "Otherwise, they could be taken to the war, killed there, or become crippled."
"Our ministry of foreign affairs and the embassy should speed up this work and begin to get our migrants home," Musuraliev said. "Otherwise, they could be taken to the war, killed there, or become crippled."
In turn, the embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Russia also warned Kyrgyzstanis against participation in armed conflicts in the territory of foreign states and reminded about criminal liability for that.
"If citizens of Kyrgyzstan take part/receive summons for taking part in the military operations, the embassy asks them to refer immediately to the diplomatic mission of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Russian Federation," the agency said.
However, return of migrants from Russia can become a problem for Kyrgyzstan. According to Musuraliev, there are about a million of Kyrgyzstanis in Russia. There are no so many jobs in their home country.
"If citizens of Kyrgyzstan take part/receive summons for taking part in the military operations, the embassy asks them to refer immediately to the diplomatic mission of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Russian Federation," the agency said.
However, return of migrants from Russia can become a problem for Kyrgyzstan. According to Musuraliev, there are about a million of Kyrgyzstanis in Russia. There are no so many jobs in their home country.
According to Tamerlan Ibraimov, director of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies, a paradoxical situation has developed in Kyrgyzstan in recent years, when, on the one hand, many people have moved out to earn money, and, on the other hand, the country has faced the shortage of specialists in certain areas.
"Therefore, these processes may be both a big problem and an additional source for the country's development," the expert said. "A lot will depend on the authorities' ability to respond to the changing situation quickly and foresightedly."
"Therefore, these processes may be both a big problem and an additional source for the country's development," the expert said. "A lot will depend on the authorities' ability to respond to the changing situation quickly and foresightedly."
Тамерлан Ибраимов. Фото из личного архива
According to Ibraimov, the recipe is commonly known.
"The authorities need to launch large infrastructure projects that will involve many persons," he said. "We also need to help small and medium-sized businesses so that citizens could provide for their families and not be a burden for the state."
This being said, representatives of state agencies of Kyrgyzstan claim that the situation is not that critical. According to the Centre for Employment of Citizens Abroad of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration, Kyrgyz migrants tend to return from Russia, but citizens do not want to abandon everything they have and leave the country immediately.
Deputy Director of the Centre Almaz Alybaev in his comment to CABAR.asia said that the state endeavours to provide jobs to citizens based on its capacities.
"The authorities need to launch large infrastructure projects that will involve many persons," he said. "We also need to help small and medium-sized businesses so that citizens could provide for their families and not be a burden for the state."
This being said, representatives of state agencies of Kyrgyzstan claim that the situation is not that critical. According to the Centre for Employment of Citizens Abroad of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration, Kyrgyz migrants tend to return from Russia, but citizens do not want to abandon everything they have and leave the country immediately.
Deputy Director of the Centre Almaz Alybaev in his comment to CABAR.asia said that the state endeavours to provide jobs to citizens based on its capacities.
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For example, Kyrgyzstanis can apply for preferential credits and work in the agricultural sector," Alybaev said. "The ministry of labour also grants 100 thousand soms (1,229 dollars) to each low-income family for their own business.
On October 4, Minister of Economy Daniyar Amangeldiev said at the press conference in Bishkek that migrants would not be left without jobs once they come back to their homeland. According to him, they develop a range of measures to employ migrant works staying abroad.
"The key message of the economic policy to be pursued in 2023 to 2026 is to create new jobs," the minister said. "Given the economic growth rates observed in recent months, I think we will need skilled labour force to provide our productive facilities."
According to the Ministry of Economy, they continue to increase the number of jobs in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, we are implementing the investment project "Construction of Kyrgyzstan-China Gas Pipeline". In future, it will let us replenish the republican budget annually by 40-50 million dollars, create over a thousand of jobs, and develop the national infrastructure.
Besides, according to the Ministry, many sewing factories in consumer goods industry have been opened in recent years and 1,172 jobs have been created.
The number of Russians and ex-citizens of Kyrgyzstan who have come to the country after the mobilisation was announced is unknown. The Border Service of GKNB refused to comment on this information referring to the administration's prohibition. According to the Ministry of Digital Development, 10,430 citizens of Russia registered from September 23 to October 3 in Kyrgyzstan. However, they said this figure is not representative.
"The key message of the economic policy to be pursued in 2023 to 2026 is to create new jobs," the minister said. "Given the economic growth rates observed in recent months, I think we will need skilled labour force to provide our productive facilities."
According to the Ministry of Economy, they continue to increase the number of jobs in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, we are implementing the investment project "Construction of Kyrgyzstan-China Gas Pipeline". In future, it will let us replenish the republican budget annually by 40-50 million dollars, create over a thousand of jobs, and develop the national infrastructure.
Besides, according to the Ministry, many sewing factories in consumer goods industry have been opened in recent years and 1,172 jobs have been created.
The number of Russians and ex-citizens of Kyrgyzstan who have come to the country after the mobilisation was announced is unknown. The Border Service of GKNB refused to comment on this information referring to the administration's prohibition. According to the Ministry of Digital Development, 10,430 citizens of Russia registered from September 23 to October 3 in Kyrgyzstan. However, they said this figure is not representative.
Photo courtesy of Elzat Kydyrmysheva
Head of press service of the Ministry of Digital Development, Elzat Kydyrmysheva, said that citizens of Russia who arrive to Kyrgyzstan have 30 days to register at the place of permanent residence. Thus, those 10,430 Russians can be among those who came to Kyrgyzstan in August.
"In other words, those who came to the republic after the mobilisation still have time to register. Only after they register we will know how many Russian citizens are staying in Kyrgyzstan," Kydyrmysheva said.
"In other words, those who came to the republic after the mobilisation still have time to register. Only after they register we will know how many Russian citizens are staying in Kyrgyzstan," Kydyrmysheva said.
Nevertheless, we can say that there are more Russians based on last year's figures. 6,063 citizens of Russia were registered in Kyrgyzstan from September 23 to October 3, 2021.
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