At my russian blog on LJ I wrote about the Open Asia program financed by Internews Network. If you do understand russian, feel free to read and comment

I’ve totally changed the design of my weblog on wordpress. And I will regularly post here, just about my private life, either analysing articles and posts of myself about the Kyrgyz politics or etc. So, everyone’s welcome!

I was planning to Visit Washington D.C. this summer, but it’s failed. I was going to give up of something, but still couldn’t. I wanted to improve my english, but couldn’t find a time for that. I was planning to post every day to this blog, but also didn’t! So, sorry 4 everything

Hello World!

I’ve realized I am so irresponsible in my own words. I promised to keep posting regularly, but in fact, I wasn’t writing here for a long time.

Before, when I was writing here very often, I had a strategy: If I didn’t write anything in English, I shouldn’t write anything in my Russian blog. But, as you have seen I have not being following the rule, created and ratified by myself :).

So, from now I am going to recommence posting. Is there still anyone who reads this blog? If not, then I am going to do posts intensively :). I am of course kidding.

By the way, guys, could you help me with one thing. Do you remember I was telling about my English course? So I have gained some good results. Do you see? Do I still have huge mistakes? Or I do have only a lot of mistakes? If you see any of my mistakes, let me know: It is really important for me.

By the way, I have a one idea. It is really idealistic and unbelievable. But, regretfully I will not tell you about my idea, I am so introvert person :).

Ok. I will try to be more serious (I cannot because I am so exhausted today :).

Last days I was working at renovating our web-site of liberal values in Kyrgyzstan. I hope you will have loved it. If you have a time, just look at it, and give me feedbacks: www.liberal.kg. I have added there blog platform, some other functions. And there is a possibility for networking: friendship and other services do work.

I had also carried out the First Meeting of Liberal Youth Club. That was nice. A lot of smart young guys were talking as good as just politicians. Imagine? So, we are going to untwist it farther. I hope it will become as a young think-tank, no, as a platform for young intellectuals.

Oh, yeah, I already was going to forget. We are also organizing the Central Asian Workshop on New Media (blogging). It will take place in Bishkek from 1-3 November, 2007.

See you,
Mirsulzhan

Time for analyzing the results of the held Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Summit in Bishkek has already come. Most of the people believe that the Summit was organized well and Kyrgyzstan has attained a lot of positive results. Other experts articulate the country, after the SCO summit, has got a negative image for the Western World.

Reading the Western Newspapers I have realized that people there think about the SCO as a strong alternative to the NATO. I also thought and still think so. And today I have been giving an interview for RFE/RL radio in Bishkek on this issue.

There were three persons came to the roundtable [interview with three people]: Adil Turdukulov, Young Politicians Forum’s member, someone from the pro-Government Party of Labor and Unity and the third one was me.

That guy from the party was telling that Kyrgyzstan attracted the attention of a lot of people abroad. And one of the main achievements from the Summit is the publicly announced, by PRC Chairman Hu Jintao, information about building a new road for Train which would unite Kyrgyzstan and China.

Adil’s ideas about the Summit were not clear for me. For instance he commented that It’s held very well and we need closely to colloborate with neighboring countries in the framework of SCO. “We have to refuse from Great Liberal Ideas and give a priority to short-term economic interests”, he added. In fact, that means, i think, the country could turn over the way of Democracy if either China or Russia would suggest any help.

I was telling that SCO reminds me the Warsaw Treaty Group wxisted during the time of Cold War opposed to NATO. So, it seems much more as a Military Block than a real economic cooperation union. Everything, in fact, including the Charter accepted in Bishkek was saying this organization is Anti-Nato, Anti-American.

Another thing I mentioned was about the Taiwan Issue, what about I was telling you last time. I had informed you that Kyrgyzstan has recognized Taiwan as inseparable part of China. It has happened after Uzbekistan has done the same supporting Beijing centred One-China Policy of the PRC. I think this is one of the signals Kyrgyzstan did to West, saying “we give more priority to China and Russia than you…”.

I also commented the argument of some guys about positive results of holding the Summit. I was opposing to this thesis as I see the country couldn’t even lobby it’s own ideas, as Hydro-Energy Cooperation. There is supported another idea of creating Energy Club under the SCO, which covers just oil and gas what Kyrgyzstan does not have. This means that Kyrgyzstan and tajikistan, both are rich of hyrdo-energy potential, are too week to lobby their own visions at the Great Shanghai Organization.

Just sitting in the computer-room of the Kyrgyz Service of the Radio of Liberty in Bishkek, as I was invited for their round-table on SCO summit results. So, everyone, who is in Bishkek can listen my speech at this the radio. I cannot remember what the FM is this. But you can also listen the podcasting through their web-site: www.azattyk.kg

Another news, yesterday Ben has suggested to write round-ups from Kyrgyz blogosphere for the Global Voices Online. As my english is not well to be more professional my stuff, he suggested his help on reediting them. So, I’ll write to them as soon as possible, if there is any interesting stuff from the KG Blogosphere :).

Another one is we are in a process of writing a new appeal on SCO summit held in Bishkek. I mean that Youth liberal Platform I take part at. That appeal will not be as support of the summit results or just critics. We’ll say we would not like to turn off the way forward to West and the United States. i think it is relevant for today’s situation as every western authoritative media has called the summit as “anti-western”. I also think it is built to stand against the west and USA, therefore I don’t support the idea of beeing with China, Russia and other Central Asian countirs in a one military block!!!

Yes, one more news. That is I will attend American Courses in Bishkek to improve my English forehead. So, see my English after three months to be more professional. And i hope I can begin writing for Neweurasia too…

Probably someone knows that our young (liberals) group is trying to create new: Youth liberal Club and Liberal Platform of Action.

So, last thing which we are discussing at our GoogleGroup is about pro-european vector of the Kyrgyz International Policy. This discussion began after the speech of FRG embassador in Bishkek Klaus Grevlih. He said, “why not to initiate the idea of beeing the 28th member-country of the European Union”.

Actually, I am not sure and this idea seems as impossible for us to join this union. The reason is not only based at our socio-economic condition, there is another key, that is we are not Europe.

I have had some talk to the represantative of EU in Central Asia, who also said, that this seems very unrealistic, as if we can join EU then even the name they had to change: Eurasian Union?.

But the main case of our discussion is based just at “aiming” to become more close to EU countries. We have another alternatives, as Russia, Islamic World, but, both do not warrant me any “happy life”, as if we take Russia then we can move towards of Authoritarianism, if the Islamic World then our society will be far from democratic ideas, as in my view of point, Islam does not respect ideas of Liberty and Choice. There is another big alternative, which one I would support, is United States of America. But this idea is unrealistic as Kyrgyz Society does not support this country so much, and they have more antipathy to them. So, Europe is closer to our ideas… 

Asel, my colleague at Neweurasia, wrote an interesting post called as “Prostitution: Legalize or fight it?“:

Some make an argument for legalizing the prostitution, even though it goes against Islamic rules and eastern mentality. With legalization, they believe, the rights of sex-workers will be protected; they will go through regular medical check and receive any essential treatment in case if they get ill. It would also protect them from physical violence and mistreatment both from those who use their service and militia as well. It is said that militia workers use the services for free any time they want.

Other believe that legalizing is not right, what we need to do is to fight against prostitution. However, fighting means different to militia, it means making money on the growth and spread of such dirty places. So, how do we really fight it? Or do we indeed have to fight it? What could and should the government’s role be in it? It would be interesting to hear what you think about this issue.

My comment: Hey Asel, you took a key issue where traditional and modern view of points in Kyrgyzstan fight with each other. Regretfully, Sex-workers (or, so called “Workers of commercial sex”) have a difficult life, and as you mentioned in your post, their service is used by policemen for free, and they suffer from criminal groups too, as they work illegally.

What I think about this issue is legalizing the prostitution. It is really indeed, and you were writing about here “With legalization, they believe, the rights of sex-workers will be protected; they will go through regular medical check and receive any essential treatment in case if they get ill. It would also protect them from physical violence and mistreatment both from those who use their service and militia as well”.

But another problemathic case is will anyone support this idea from MPs, or, politicians? I fear lest that - not, as our traditional society will understand it differently. And noone want to lose their political dividents.

So, regretfully, I think, we will go for legalizing the prostitution not so soon.

I wasn’t able to write a round-up yesterday. Some problems were with money transferring from Osh to Bishkek, therefore I spent all my time for that till 5:30 p.m., then at 6:00 p.m. I went to meet my friend, and we were talking about “everything” till night. So, today I am combining two day’s round-up into one. Let’s read it?!

The main issue for these two days was again SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) summit. People were discussing things of the preparation for SCO summit in Bishkek.

kosmoslkl, blogger www.mylivepage.ru platform, quotes the link about SCO summit preparation in Bishkek. There is written there will be 140 cars and buses working for summit service. The is going to be policemen in each 7-10 meters and helicopters in air.

zigeunerin_kgz publishes exclusive photos from the road over the Philharmonic in Bishkek. I just… recommend you to look at photos of this girl. They say about the post of kosmoslkl, particularly about policemen, helicopters and etc.

A little before khaan and morrire were telling (Morrire, Khaan) to their readers about this, particularly, khaan was telling about the car over the road, which was taken by policemen away, morrire has been telling about the general preparation for SCO summit.

antipodean_wor, blogger from Bishkek, reports, Bakiev has stolen the quote of Confucius and publishes the photo of this slogan.

Ben translated this into English at Neweurasia, ”…perhaps the visiting Chinese delegation could raise some intellectual property rights issues with the hosts”.

diykanov, kyrgyzstani, currently lives in istanbul, published in kyrgyz language a list of SCO summit participants. He also included the information about the place of the participant-countries on population amount.

Djigit, Neweurasia contributor on Kyrgyzstan, made the same, but in Russian language. He says: “Kyrgyzstan has never seen such amount of Dictators in it’s own area”.

These posts were the part of the main issue for last 2 days. There are a lot of other issues, like, kyrgyz bloggers are “simpsonizing”, writing personal stories of a different adventures are not so interesting, I think.

Nevertheless, there were two things I was interested: (1) I’ve found the blog of a Fulbright Fellow in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, called as “One year in Kyrgyzstan“. She is, as she says, “keeping this blog updated for all those interested in my adventures in Central Asia during the the 2007-2008 academic year”. Another one (2) a diary on one russian alpinist, who reports on their trip through the Kyrgyz Rocky and Icy Mountains. As he mentioned, “there were 5 alpinists, who couldn’t come back”, as they are not alive any more…

Photo of antipodean_wor

Do you see any difference? It is nice, that there has been Clinton, who might be a “First Gentleman” of the USA, if Hillary wins :). And there were sitting Vaclav Havel and Vaclav Klauss.

Actually I do not publish a lot about myself. I do my focus on current kyrgyzstan issues. I am going to proceed that after my coming to Bishkek. Today is my flight to Istanbul, then the next day to my KG!!!

Dear my readers,

In fact I don’t know who reads my English blog here, therefore I wanted to ask you to leave some comments here, that you read my blog.

As you know, I began my blog about a year ago, but yesterday I decided, that i will proceed my blog, provide intereting infos about Kyrgyzstan, and improve my “bad” English.

Yours,

Mirsulzhan

Five people from Kyrgyzstan have came to Prague for the seminar of TOL. We are here already 5 days, and will stay until July 16.

Soon, i will update my blog with photos and videos from here.

This is a translation of Mirsulzhan’s post.

There were only about two or three thousand people on a meeting. The majority came from other cities and did not understand the oppositions’ demands.

One adult man came from the Bakai-atinski district of Talas region. He was dressed in a warm coat, covered with the flags of Ata-Meken party. He explained that “he heard there will be shooting, and wore old clothes so that the new ones do not get dirty”.

The leaders of the opposition are sayong that there were more than 50 thousand people on the square, in fact, there were only two-three thousand.

The opposition has demonstrated its inability to organise big protests. The participants were sleeping in the military tents, complaining that they were not being fed. Though those from Kemin were being fed in the nearby cafe, the rest were given several “lepeshkas” and mineral water. Even this was difficult to get - the protesters got in a fight.

Temir Sariev, the leader of the opposition came to help, the protesters blamed him for not feeding them. It is not known what was Sariev’s answer, but people were dissatisfied. “Only bread and water?”, exclaimed some, “what did they promise?”.

Another problem in the organisation of the protests - the night lodging. There are about 30 tents on the square, and the same amount of the yurts. However, there are few mattresses, and there was another fight for getting them. It is not clear how will the people sleep.

All the participants look tired, sleepy, listen to the speeces without any interest. It confirms that the didn’t pursue an “idea” when they came here.

The central square is full of garbage: bottles, newspapers, other things.

Azia.us: Mirsulzhan Namazaliev on Russian neweurasia emphasizes that the crisis of 2005 was continued in 2006. He is less optimistic and is slightly ironical about the prospects of 2007 which, according to the Chinese zodiac, will be a year ruled by a Pig. In his post Mirsulzhan points out :

We can face another political crisis in 2007 if the president and the government of the country don t choose to be proactive in terms of defining the future of Kyrgyzstan. Though we can also expect some breakthroughs and positive developments in case new political strategy is implemented.

Dear All,

Just see my article in russian on current political situation in the Kyrgyz Republic at asiainform.ru - http://www.asiainform.ru/rusdoc/10217.htm

And the second, I want just inform, that www.lenta.ru (http://www.lenta.ru/news/2006/11/02/bishkek1/) is mistaking in their article, that I am reporting to www.kyrgyzreport.com from Kyrgyzstan.  There is another guy, whose name is Mederbek writes there, not me.

Dear reader! I want to inform you, that I do my blog also in russian, http://mirsulzhan.livejournal.com so, if you want to read something ab/ politics of kyrgyzstan you can guest my LJ blog. Mirsulzhan

Hello! Soon, I will begin my blogging here. Even if my Englsih is not good, I hope, I will write and proceed writing here. What i want to write here. I will share with you about the politics and other sides of the beautiful country - Kyrgyzstan!