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<p>We engage with the Kyrgyzstan authorities across the full spectrum of human rights
issues, including freedom of religion. Our Embassy in Bishkek regularly meets with
representatives from local civil society and international organisations and the government,
including the State Commission for Religious Affairs, to better understand the challenges
to the promotion of freedom of religion. We have also supported efforts to further
the dialogue between the State Commission for Religious Affairs and religious groups
in country.</p><p>We are involved in a number of initiatives which indirectly support
religious freedom and education within Kyrgyzstan. Only this month, British Imam Qari
Muhammad Asim attended an international conference on Islam, organised by the State
Commission for Religious Affairs in Bishkek, which recognised the importance of freedom
of religion and interfaith dialogue.</p><p>We will continue to raise our concerns
about human rights directly with the Kyrgyz Government, and in the appropriate international
fora, at every suitable opportunity.</p><p></p>
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