The President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed a decree, appointing Nurlan Kiresheyev the Commander of the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic. The press service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
Land forces of the Armed Forces were formed in January 2017. Colonel Erlis Terdikbayev, who was appointed Chairman of the State Committee for Defense Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, headed them.