November 19

News digest of 24.kg news agency, November 19:

Militants on TV: Parliament of Kyrgyzstan offers to engage people, who have visited Syria, in discussions on TV. Deputies believe that representatives of muftiat also should tell the audience that they should resist recruitment.

Rest on laurels: the ex-president of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev collects prizes and awards. Last week he was awarded Gusi Prize - the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the day before he was elected a member of the London Mathematical Society.

Not one step back: Kyrgyzstan refused to reduce excise duties on petroleum products. According to officials, the reduction of the tax "will not substantially affect the situation with gasoline smuggling." They decided to fight this through "enhanced management of imports of petroleum products."

Moscow does not believe migrants: about 70 percent of the population of Moscow has a negative attitude to the migrants from Kyrgyzstan. According to the expert Ainur Elebaeva, problems of Kyrgyz citizens in Moscow are related to the manifestation of xenophobia.

Bottomless pit: state debt of Kyrgyzstan has reached $ 3, 630 billion. About 6 percent, or $ 220 million of the amount, is the domestic debt. External debt has formed in the amount of $ 3,410 billion. Therewith, the state does not intend to abandon foreign borrowings.