Rustam Minnikhanov opens Ak-Ilbirs snow leopard research centre in Kyrgyzstan
A new research centre, Ak-Ilbirs, opened in Kyrgyzstan on the territory of the Issyk-Kul State Nature Reserve, timed to coincide with International Snow Leopard Day. The ceremony was attended by a delegation from Tatarstan led by Rustam Minnikhanov. Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev recalled a presidential decree recognising the snow leopard as a national symbol.