Institute for Public Policy

Institute For Public Policy

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Topic

Constitutional changes: issues and preconditions

Speakers

Marat Kaiypov, Minister of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic;

Valentin Bogatyrev, Director of the International Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic;

Zainidin Kurmanov, UNDP Parliamentary Expert, former Member of Parliament

Time

14:30-16:30, December 08, 2005

The roundtable was held at the Institute of Public Policy on December 8, 2005. The work of the Constitutional Council brought about differing opinions among the public, not only on such significant issues as form of government and separation of powers, but on procedural aspects of the work of the Constitutional Council as well. To discuss the most topical issues, IPP invited for a round table Marat Kaiypov, Minister of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, Valentin Bogatyrev, Director of the International Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Zainidin Kurmanov, UNDP Parliamentary Expert and former MP. Representatives of international organizations, political parties, and public unions participated at the round table as well. The transcript of the roundtable is available here.

The Institute for Public Policy is a Bishkek-based independent organization that was founded in April 2005. It aims at promoting formation of a practice of public policy and development of mechanisms of constructive interaction between state institutions, civil society, mass media and businesses. The Institute supports partner relations with many participants of public and political processes and aims at involving the public in the process of decision making.

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