11.02.19.

Consul General of Kyrgyzstan in Almaty, ex-Minister of Labor, Migration and Youth Aliasbek Alymkulov informed that the number of labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan in Turkey has increased.

“The largest flow of labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan is observed in Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. However, most of them still prefer to go to work in Russia,” said Alymkulov. The workers prefer to work in Kazakhstan and Turkey after Russia.  According to him, over the past 3-5 years, the number of labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan has sharply increased in Turkey. The main reason of interest of Kyrgyz citizens is the strong economy of Turkey, as well as the country's experience and success in the fields of tourism, health care and education, said Consul General.

Alymkulov noted that Turkey and Kyrgyzstan are connected by a common culture, religion, language, historical and cultural values. “Kyrgyzstan needs Turkish investments. We must ensure the transfer of new technologies from Turkey. It is also necessary to send our specialists to Turkey to enhance the experience. It is necessary to use the experience of Turkey in the fields of tourism, health care and education,” said Alymkulov. Alymkulov said those who graduated in Turkey are contributing to the country's economy. “Our youth who graduated in Turkey are coming back and doing successful things. They contribute to the development of the state and the national economy. We see strong businessmen among them. We support our young people going to Turkey to get education,” said Alymkulov.

According to the Kyrgyz government, the population exceeds six million, of which more than 700,000 are labor migrants. 663 thousand are in Russia, in Kazakhstan and Turkey 30 thousand each, in South Korea 14 thousand, in the countries of the Middle East, Asia and Europe, and in the USA is over 20 thousand migrants.

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