Kyrgyzstan to hold repeat contest to select new national anthem

BISHKEK. April 11 (Interfax) - Kyrgyzstan will hold a repeat contest to determine the new text of its national anthem, the press service for the Kyrgyz Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy Ministry said on Friday.

"The second meeting of the commission for the selection of a draft of a new version of the lyrics and music of the country's national anthem took place on April 9-10. The commission came to the conclusion that, despite the variety of submitted drafts and active participation of citizens, no composition fully meeting the conceptual and artistic requirements for an anthem as a state symbol was found. A decision to propose announcing a repeat contest was made in this light," the press service said.

Over 700 proposals were submitted to the contest, it said.

The Kyrgyz Supreme Council approved the national anthem of Kyrgyzstan by its decree in 1992.

Parliamentary Speaker Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu proposed changing the national anthem in October 2024. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov supported this initiative.