The Government of Kyrgyzstan has officially approved a document under which the Russian side will provide financial and organizational assistance to the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs in the fight against drug trafficking.

Agreement details and implementation timelines

The agreement was signed on October 1, 2026, in Dushanbe on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the CIS countries. The document was signed by Kyrgyzstan's Minister of Internal Affairs Ulan Niyazbekov and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

As part of the arrangements, an assistance program for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic's drug control service is planned. Specific funding amounts and the exact forms of organizational support are not specified in the published resolution — these parameters are determined by the agreement itself.

  1. October 1, 2026

    Signing of the agreement in Dushanbe

  2. Until 2028

    Implementation period of the assistance program for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic

Context

The resolution approving the agreement was signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic has now been instructed to notify the Russian side of the completion of all internal procedures required for the document to enter into force.