Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 53969

Kyrgyzstan: Human Rights

Tabled: 21 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether human rights issues in Kyrgyzstan were discussed at the first meeting of the Kyrgyz-British Strategic Dialogue in February 2025.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
I raised human rights issues with my Kyrgyz counterpart during the inaugural UK-Kyrgyz Strategic Dialogue in February 2025. We regularly raise human rights at ministerial level with Kyrgyzstan.