The Foundation in the News: «The Otunbayeva Foundation will hold a second forum for Kyrgyzstani expatriates called «Forum Mekendeshter 2014: Contributing to the Development of the Kyrgyz Republic»
June 8, 2014, 06:00
Bishkek to host the second summit conference "Forum Mekendeshter 2014: Contribution to the development of the Kyrgyz Republic," said the executive director of the International Foundation "Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva" Jibek Koychukulova June 5 at a press conference in the capital.
Summit conference will gather Kyrgyz abroad wishing to be useful to the country and participate in achieving prosperity for current and future generations, Kyrgyzstan consider their homeland.
"The first forum was held in 2012 and then we have collected about 300-400 people. This year we hope to raise even more participants, "- said Zh.Koychukulova.
Within two days, July 25-26, the event participants in a roundtable, plenary and panel discussion will discuss migration policy issues, and self-organization of Kyrgyz diasporas abroad, the state of small and medium business in Kyrgyzstan.
"In the name written contribution to the development of Kyrgyzstan. What we mean by this? Contribution is not only the investment and financial contributions, as we all know, deductions Kyrgyz migrants constitute nearly half the country's GDP. In addition, there are also human potential. We had a brain drain abroad and we are facing a major challenge - to return to this potential for the development of the country ", - said the coordinator of the organizing committee of the forum Zhamilya Jeenbaeva.
One of the innovations in this year's forum will be holding the exhibition event book publishers, holders of traditional ecological knowledge and areas where members can exchange data and to find potential partners for cooperation and business.
Forum will close on July 27 sporting events in Cholpon-Ata.
CA-NEWS (KG)