Kyrgyzstan wants to eliminate the infamous traffic jams in Bishkek once and for all by moving the capital to another city. On Jan. 22, MP Bakytbek Maripov proposed this bold decision. As he explained to his fellow MPs during a parliament meeting, this move is necessary to free Bishkek, the current capital city of Kyrgyzstan, from heavy smog and terrible traffic.
He recalled the Asman project («asman» means «sky» in Kyrgyz), which is estimated at approximately $10 billion. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov spoke about the city of the future in 2021 right after he entered office. Two years later...