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On December 20, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of Kyrgyzstan approved the bill on changing the state flag in three readings. All that remains is for the President of the country, Sadyr Japarov, to sign it, but that will not be the case. So Kyrgyzstanis need to get used to the new symbol of the republic - with direct sunlight and four stripes on the tunduk of the yurt. “Fergana” recalls the epic with the banner and the vicissitudes that took place around the historical event. The golden ray of sun suddenly changed its appearance So, the flag problem in Kyrgyzstan can be said to be solved. The deputies did not even hold debates. 59 people's representatives voted for the changes, only five voted against, and another 15 abstained. Speaker of the Parliament Nurlanbek Shakiev congratulated his colleagues on the new flag of Kyrgyzstan, emphasizing that “this is not a change, but a correction.
He also noted the role of the Jogorku Kenesh in this historical event for the country. “We always talk about the legendary parliament (the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, which in the first years of independence was the highest authority and made fateful decisions for the country. - Note from Fergana), but every era and time has its own legend. I believe that the current convocation will go down in history as the parliament that corrected the flag, and will also become legendary,” Shakiyev explained. Since President Sadyr Japarov himself initiated the reform and took an active part in the work on the updated design of the state symbol, there is no doubt that he will soon sign the corresponding law - and the old banner will sink into oblivion. By the way Country Email List deputy Arslanbek Maliev, who in October 2022 proposed a more radical solution - repainting the color of the panel, abstained from voting on December 20. “The flag of the great Kyrgyz people is blue. What was it like at Manas,” said the representative of the Jogorku Kenesh. He added that the current red banner was approved by the Soviet parliament, and some deputies criticized this decision, since, in their opinion, the red color is associated with blood and aggression. All this was a theory until September of this year, when a bill to change state symbols was put up for public discussion. The document was developed by deputies Nurlanbek Shakiyev (also the speaker of parliament) and Ulan Primov.
The authors of the document explained its relevance by the fact that there is a dilemma in the visual perception of the rays of the sun, which are interpreted either as a sunflower flower or as the frills of a yurt. In this regard, it was proposed to use a different form of rays - straight instead of wavy. For a couple of months, specialists pored over the design. As the developers of the bill specified, those who made a sketch of the first version of the flag were involved in the work. The experts used mathematical calculations. We will not be surprised if the secret of the use of complex instruments, for example, a sextant or astrolabe, is later revealed. Still, straightening the rays of the sun is not an easy task. Xerox logo and flag of Kyrgyzstan. Photo from likeness.ru As a result, the flag went through three transformations, taking into account the opinions of deputies and the president. The final version, which was approved by the Jogorku Kenesh in the first reading on November 29, had not only straight beams, but also four instead of three lines on the tunduk of the yurt. The stripes were probably added to further distance ourselves from the Xerox logo, which depicts a ball with a similarly crossed set of three curves. Three! So now there should be no associations with a well-known brand of office equipment. At whose expense is this banquet? The changes to the national flag approved by deputies can be called cosmetic.
He also noted the role of the Jogorku Kenesh in this historical event for the country. “We always talk about the legendary parliament (the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, which in the first years of independence was the highest authority and made fateful decisions for the country. - Note from Fergana), but every era and time has its own legend. I believe that the current convocation will go down in history as the parliament that corrected the flag, and will also become legendary,” Shakiyev explained. Since President Sadyr Japarov himself initiated the reform and took an active part in the work on the updated design of the state symbol, there is no doubt that he will soon sign the corresponding law - and the old banner will sink into oblivion. By the way Country Email List deputy Arslanbek Maliev, who in October 2022 proposed a more radical solution - repainting the color of the panel, abstained from voting on December 20. “The flag of the great Kyrgyz people is blue. What was it like at Manas,” said the representative of the Jogorku Kenesh. He added that the current red banner was approved by the Soviet parliament, and some deputies criticized this decision, since, in their opinion, the red color is associated with blood and aggression. All this was a theory until September of this year, when a bill to change state symbols was put up for public discussion. The document was developed by deputies Nurlanbek Shakiyev (also the speaker of parliament) and Ulan Primov.
The authors of the document explained its relevance by the fact that there is a dilemma in the visual perception of the rays of the sun, which are interpreted either as a sunflower flower or as the frills of a yurt. In this regard, it was proposed to use a different form of rays - straight instead of wavy. For a couple of months, specialists pored over the design. As the developers of the bill specified, those who made a sketch of the first version of the flag were involved in the work. The experts used mathematical calculations. We will not be surprised if the secret of the use of complex instruments, for example, a sextant or astrolabe, is later revealed. Still, straightening the rays of the sun is not an easy task. Xerox logo and flag of Kyrgyzstan. Photo from likeness.ru As a result, the flag went through three transformations, taking into account the opinions of deputies and the president. The final version, which was approved by the Jogorku Kenesh in the first reading on November 29, had not only straight beams, but also four instead of three lines on the tunduk of the yurt. The stripes were probably added to further distance ourselves from the Xerox logo, which depicts a ball with a similarly crossed set of three curves. Three! So now there should be no associations with a well-known brand of office equipment. At whose expense is this banquet? The changes to the national flag approved by deputies can be called cosmetic.