Today Kyrgyz Republic celebrates Independence Day

As you may recall, the Kyrgyz Republic was the first post-Soviet state in Central Asia that formalized its independence.
On August 31, 1991 an extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet of the then Kyrgyz SSR adopted the Declaration of State Independence. Pursuant to this historic document, the Kyrgyz Republic became an independent, sovereign and democratic state.
One year earlier, the Supreme Council had approved the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Kyrgyz Republic and prior to that, the law on presidency, which marked a turning point in the history of Kyrgyzstan. This introduced a new institution of authority – the President.
The Kabar agency reports that today Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, hoisted the flag of the country, marking the start of celebrations of the Independence Day and the 200th anniversary of Baytik Baatyr.
The height of the flagpole is 31 meters: the Kyrgyz Republic celebrates 31 years of independence today.
In his message of Independence Day greetings to Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, said, “I expect that through our joint efforts, we will continue to build up the entire range of mutually beneficial Russian–Kyrgyz relations for the good of our friendly peoples and in the interests of strengthening regional security and stability.”
The heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States sent their greetings on Kyrgyz Republic Independence Day.