16 Oct 2018 11:32

Kyrgyz PM nominates Ambassador to Japan Aidarbekov for foreign minister

BISHKEK. Oct 16 (Interfax) - Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev has nominated Kyrgyz Ambassador to Japan Chingiz Aidarbekov for foreign minister, the Kyrgyz government press service told Interfax on Tuesday.

Aidarbekov was appointed ambassador to Japan in 2016. He started his career with the Foreign Ministry in 1998, and served as deputy head of the Kyrgyz presidential administration's foreign policy department in 2011.