Bishkek, May 14, 2026 /Kabar/. The Republican Youth Congress of Kyrgyzstan is taking place in Bishkek.
The event is attended by chairmen of regional, district, and city youth councils, active youth, and youth policy representatives from all regions of the country.
Bakai Kozhomkul uulu, head of the youth policy department at the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy, noted that a total of 120 delegates are participating today – 100 from the regions and 20 from Bishkek.
The main goal of the congress is to actively engage young people in the development and implementation of state youth policy, as well as to strengthen cooperation between young people and government agencies.
The main topics of the panel discussions were:
- Current issues of youth policy implementation at the local level;
- Development of youth councils and exchange of experience;
- Support for youth initiatives and cooperation with government agencies;
- Mechanisms for state support of youth.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy Soyuzbek Nadyrbekov emphasized that the youth congress was founded in 2018 and is held every two years. According to him, the congress is one of the main platforms for youth policy because it not only discusses problems but also raises issues of direct concern to young people. These issues are declared and forwarded to the Cabinet of Ministers, which then issues instructions to ministries and departments depending on the relevance of the issues.
"Naturally, we're interested in systemic issues, because there are problems we can solve ourselves. But, as you know, youth policy is a cross-cutting issue that touches all areas," the deputy minister said.
He added that previously, the biggest problem was the budget. Until 2020, the youth policy budget was only 4 million soms for the entire year. "Naturally, this wasn't enough for anything, and we limited ourselves to implementing a few projects," Nadyrbekov explained.
According to him, with the support of Sadyr Zhaparov, the youth policy budget has now increased to 50 million soms.
"That is, the funds are now available, and issues are being directly addressed, and more attention is being paid to youth projects. We have a state social procurement program, through which we annually support youth initiatives," he concluded.