Japarov Demands Madina Market Owners Build Proper Complexes

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met with traders from the burned Madina market in Bishkek and announced strict requirements for owners of commercial properties. The statement was made during a meeting with residents of Bishkek.

The head of state recalled that he had personally urged market owners, including Askarbek Salymbekov, to build proper complexes to replace the container stalls, but none of them had done so.

The situation at Madina worsened after a fire at the end of August destroyed several rows of stalls. The Bishkek mayor's office had still not approved compensation amounts for those affected a month later. In response, traders were offered an alternative: all of them must move by the end of October to a brand-new market built by the Presidential Affairs Directorate. Japarov also informed traders that the owners of the plot where the old market stands plan to demolish it and build an elite residential complex.