Today, on 27 December, the final meeting of the State Commission for Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCRA KR) took place. Important topics for discussion were the results of the activities of the SCRA KR in 2019 and the agency’s plan for 2020.

At the meeting, Zaiyrbek Ergeshov, Director of the SCRA KR, noted that 2019 was fruitful in implementing state policy in the sphere of religion. The meeting also discussed the fulfillment of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Concept Paper on State Policy in the Sphere of Religion of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2015-2020, interaction in the religious sphere within the framework of memorandums signed between the SCRA KR and other countries, problems of preventing radicalism and extremism, new projects in the field religious education.

Summing up the meeting, certificates of appreciation from the State Commission for Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic were awarded to A.Nusupbekov, expert of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Government Office of the Kyrgyz Republic, partners of non-governmental and international organizations, employees of the central office and regional representatives of the SCRA KR for fruitful cooperation and contribution to the implementation of state policy in the sphere of religion following the results of 2019.