10:35, 12 октября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aigul KUVATOVA
Kyrgyzstan was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025 term, having received the support of 126 UN member states on October 11, 2022 in New York. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
«The foreign policy task of election of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Human Rights Council was under the special control of President Sadyr Japarov, who, in his speech during the High-Level week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, called on the world community to support Kyrgyzstan in this matter. This directive of the head of state was successfully implemented by the diplomatic service of the Kyrgyz Republic,» the statement says.
Six countries from the Asian Group applied for four places in the UNHRC for 2023-2025 — Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Maldives, and the Republic of Korea.
«Election of the Kyrgyz Republic to such an authoritative international body is recognition by the world community of the human rights achievements of the country and its future contribution to the global campaign for the protection and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic development,» the Foreign Ministry stressed.
The Kyrgyz Republic was a member of the UNHRC in 2009-2012 and 2016-2018.