Kyrgyzstan has ratified an agreement with Japan on a $4 million grant for road construction equipment

President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed a law ratifying agreements with Japan on the provision of a grant totalling 533 million yen, or approximately $4 million. The funds will be used to purchase modern road-construction equipment for Kyrgyzstan.

The law was signed on 13 November. It ratifies the exchange of notes between the governments of Kyrgyzstan and Japan, as well as the grant agreement with JICA. The documents were signed on 14 August in Bishkek.

According to the Ministry of Transport, the Japanese grant will be used to purchase a road milling machine, road stabilisers, and tandem vibratory and pneumatic-tyred rollers. The equipment is intended for the repair and rehabilitation of road surfaces.

Preparations for the project’s implementation had already begun prior to the ratification of the agreements. On 27 October, the Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyzstan and the Japanese organisation Japan International Cooperation System signed a protocol setting out the list of equipment to be supplied, the procurement procedure and the main formalities.

The ratification of the agreements concludes the parliamentary stage of approval for the grant project. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must now notify the Japanese side that the necessary domestic procedures have been completed.

The law will come into force ten days after its official publication.