On April 25-26, 2008 the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) was held a Conference on “Trade, Transport and Transit in the Kyrgyz Republic: Opportunities and Challenges”.

The conference was held in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bishkek and was hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Kyrgyz Republic with financial support from the Department of Commerce USA.

From left: Aidar Mokenov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development & Trade

Ceara O’Caroll, International Law Specialist Commercial Law Development Program  of the U.S. Department of Commerce Washington D.C.

Ainura Cholponkulova, Executive Director AmCham

Glen Lockwood, Board Chair AmCham, President TFI International

Ulugbek Ormonov, Head of the Committee on Development of Industry, Trade, Tourism, Small and Medium Business, Transport, Communication, Construction and Architecture, Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic.  

Lee Litzenberger, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy  in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The Conference participants

Discussion between work group and Kubanychbek Kulmatov, Deputy Chair State Custom Committee in the Kyrgyz Republic

Ainura Cholponkulova, Executive Director AmCham during heated  discussion with Edil Kalashev, Expert, USAID Project “Trade Liberalization” and Umida Khaknazar, Senior WTO Lawyer, USAID Regional Trade Liberalization & Customs Project in Central Asia

From left: Tapio Naula, Trade Facilitation Expert, Regional USAID Project “Trade Liberalization”

Kubanychbek Kulmatov, Deputy Chair State Customs Committee in the Kyrgyz Republic

Mirlan Jekshenov, Chair Assistant Association of Transporters of the Kyrgyz Republic 

Turkmen Bootaev, Head of Customs Checking Department, State Customs Committee

Askar Chukin, President of the Association of Customs Brokers

Jonathon Hornbrook, Program Manager, GTZ Project