Kyrgyz president proposes new candidacies for new govt

Kurmanbek Bakiyev, president of Kyrgyzstan, has proposed new candidacies for the government today, September 29, for consideration by the Zhogorku Kenesh (parliament) of Kyrgyzstan, KZ-today correspondent reports from Bishkek.

He has presented Turuspek Koyenaliyev for the head of prime minister's apparatus, Aigul Ryskulova for the head of committee for migration and employment, Nurlan Sulaimanov for the minister of transport and communication, Yevgeniy Semenenko for the minister of labour and social protection, Alikbek Djeshekulov for the foreign minister, Sultan Rayev for the minister of culture. The parliament is expected to consider these candidacies in the next two days.

On Tuesday deputies approved 10 out of 16 candidates for the government. The following candidates did not collect the required number of votes: Naken Kasiyev for the head of prime minister's apparatus, Rosa Otunbayeva for the foreign minister, Toktokan Borombayeva for the minister of culture, Alevtina Pronenko for the minister of labour and social protection, Ishenbai Kadyrbekov for the minister of transport and communication, Emilbek Uzakbayev for the head of committee for migration and employment.