Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Ahmatbek Keldibekov met with the Head of the Aga Khan Development Network Representation Nurjehan Mawani on February 11, 2011.
The parties discussed development of cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Aga Khan Development Network including in the education sector. The opening of the Aga Khan Academy in Bishkek first was discussed during the visit of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV to Kyrgyzstan in 2006. The Aga Khan Academy will be a residential school, part of an international network of the Aga Khan Academies worldwide. The implementation of the project is currently underway.
“The authorities of the country attach great importance to the improvement of the level of education in Kyrgyzstan. If the Aga Khan Academy is opened in the capital city, this would be big improvement on the quality of education in the country,” Speaker Keldibekov stressed.
Expansion of cooperation in agriculture, micro-financing and infrastructure development was discussed among other issues at the meeting. The Speaker underlined the importance of the projects implemented by the AKDN in the Kyrgyz Republic. “As the Speaker of the Parliament, I will personally facilitate cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Aga Khan Development Network,” added Mr. Keldibekov.
Mrs. Nurjehan Mawani expressed gratitude to the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic for fruitful cooperation during the past ten years. With regard to the role of the Parliament in the new power structure, Mrs. Nurjehan Mawani underlined the important role of the Speaker in the development of the parliamentary system of government in the country and further strengthening of democracy.
Notes: Located in countries in Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East, the Aga Khan Academies are an integrated network of residential schools offering girls and boys an international standard of education from pre-primary to secondary levels.
Press Service of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
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