President Zhaparov: We have reached final stage of exiting EU’s black list

Bishkek, Sept. 8, 2025. /Kabar/. "We have reached the final stage of exiting the European Union black list, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov told speaking at the opening of the airport in Naryn.

He said that Kyrgyzstan is making confident steps in the international arena in the field of aviation. "We have reached the final stage of exiting the European Union black list. Ahead, on October 7, a delegation of our Civil Aviation Agency will hold an important meeting with the European Commission in Brussels. After that, the final audit will take place in December 2025. Thus, we firmly believe that the European skies, closed to Kyrgyzstan since 2006, will be opened again. Our airports, which remained inaccessible to European countries for almost 20 years, will be reopened by the will of the Almighty. This means that our country will become accessible to millions of tourists from Europe. Kyrgyzstan will enter a large market that values ​​clean nature, ancient culture and new destinations," the president said. Today the official opening of the Naryn and Kazarman airports took place with the participation of President Sadyr Zhapatov. These airports have been idle for several years.