OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses inter-ethnic policy and multilingual education with Government of Kyrgyzstan

During his official visit to Kyrgyzstan from 24 to 27 July 2022, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov discussed the country’s inter-ethnic policy and the importance of multilingual education with representatives of the government and civil society, including national minorities.

Abdrakhmanov met with President Sadyr Japarov; Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Edil Baisalov; Minister of Internal Affairs Ulan Niazbekov; Minister of Culture, Information, Sport and Youth Policy, Azamat Jamankulov; First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nuran Niyazaliev; Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Nadira Djusupbekova and representatives of the People’s Assembly of Kyrgyzstan.

The High Commissioner agreed with the authorities to advance their long-standing constructive co-operation with his office. He underscored the progress of Kyrgyzstan in multilingual education and encouraged continued efforts within the HCNM Central Asia Education Program, including the exchange of good practices with other OSCE participating States. Abdrakhmanov also emphasized the role of effective participation of national minorities in social, economic and public life for cohesion and integration of the multi-ethnic and multi-confessional society of Kyrgyzstan.

The High Commissioner also met with representatives of the regional authorities, education professionals, and members of civil society and national minority communities in Osh.