Capsule laid in Issyk-Kul region for construction of Asman city

Construction of Asman city began in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. President Sadyr Japarov laid a capsule at the construction site on Friday.

Heads of state bodies, deputies of the Parliament, officials and media representatives were invited to the solemn event.

Earlier, the head of state said that the city would be designed for 500,000-700,000 inhabitants. It will be built by external investors. Kyrgyzstan will not spend a single tyiyn.

Approximate terms of implementation of the project — from 7 to 10 years. The cost of the project is about $20 billion. About 3,143 hectares of land have been transformed to implement the project.

The Presidential Administration will manage the directorate for construction of Asman city.