The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan has launched a competition to select the best proposals for a new version of the Kyrgyz Republic's national anthem, both in terms of lyrics and music.
According to the announcement, the competition aims to create "a highly artistic musical composition that reflects the historical heritage, cultural traditions, and national unity of the Kyrgyz people."
The ministry has outlined the criteria for evaluating the submissions. These include qualities such as solemnity, patriotism, emotional expressiveness, national identity, harmony of sound, ease of perception, and the text’s alignment with the norms of the Kyrgyz literary language.
The idea to revise Kyrgyzstan’s national anthem was first proposed in late October 2024 by Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu, Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament. "We changed the flag, and now it's time to update the anthem," he said. "When the anthem was adopted, the country had just separated from the Soviet Union and was taking its first steps toward independence. Additionally, it is difficult to sing, and not every Kyrgyz can perform it," he added. The new anthem is expected to be adopted by April 2025.
Later, President Sadyr Japarov expressed his support for the idea of altering the national symbol, emphasizing there was nothing wrong with such a change.
In 2023, the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament also led efforts to modify the national flag, a change that was later approved by the legislative body.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said.&nbs...
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on D...
Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade may be linked to travel in Uganda, Swiss authorities said on Thursday, although the source of ...
Russia is willing in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Yemen's Houthis have denied targeting the holy city of Medina on Wednesday adding that they have not conducted any military operations towards Saudi Arabia either, denying earlier comments from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Georgia’s Constitutional Court in Batumi will on Wednesday hear a lawsuit seeking to ban five Georgian opposition parties, four of which collectively gained 784,820 votes (37.79 per cent) in the country’s last national elections in 2024.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Kazakhstan is preparing sweeping military reforms after 14 service members died during exercises in the Caspian Sea. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev approved the plans on 21 October, with major changes to training, oversight and defence capabilities set to begin in 2027.
Iranian officials have stepped up warnings of retaliation amid the threat of renewed U.S.-Israeli strikes, while signalling that a diplomatic solution remains possible if Washington demonstrates a sincere commitment to rebuilding trust.
Investing in children means more than funding schools and hospitals. At a major international summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, leaders and experts called for a joined-up approach to healthcare, education and social protection to improve children's lives.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have unveiled a strategic partnership to deepen trade, defence and energy ties, marking a major step in relations between the two NATO allies.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment