of June 3, 2026 No. 80
About the State protocol of the Kyrgyz Republic
Accepted by Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on April 22, 2026
This Law establishes the legal basis of the State protocol of the Kyrgyz Republic (further - the State protocol), determines its purposes and tasks, the basic principles of preparation and holding actions of the state value.
The state protocol is obligatory for execution of the Kyrgyz Republic by all state bodies when planning and implementing official actions.
In this Law the following terms and concepts are applied:
1) the State protocol is set of the commonly accepted rules, traditions and conventions observed in official international actions at the national level in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic;
2) the Legal seniority of officials of the Kyrgyz Republic is the list of seniority of the corresponding officials of the Kyrgyz Republic applied when holding interstate and international actions, approved by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic;
3) the state visit - the highest type of visit of Chapter of foreign state to the Kyrgyz Republic which is carried out for the purpose of designation of high political level of the reached bilateral relations with foreign state which can be performed by Chapter of foreign state once for the period of continuous execution of powers of authority by it;
4) official visit - the main type of visit reflecting official diplomatic relations with foreign state, type of visit, the second for the status, to the Kyrgyz Republic for Chapters of foreign states and the highest type of visit to the Kyrgyz Republic for heads of parliaments, the governments, and also Foreign Ministries of foreign states;
5) working visit - the visit having certain target value: arrival in the Kyrgyz Republic of heads of states, parliaments, governments and Foreign Ministries of foreign states, including for participation in multilateral actions, holding meetings, negotiations, consultations, agreement signature and agreements, opening of national exhibitions and Culture Days;
6) private visit - visit to the Kyrgyz Republic of heads of states, parliaments, governments and other officials of foreign states on private affairs;
7) visit in transit - short stay in the Kyrgyz Republic of the foreign delegations following en route through its territory;
8) top-level visit - visit to the Kyrgyz Republic of foreign delegations at the level of heads of states and the ceremonial honors rendered according to their status;
9) visit at the high level - visit to the Kyrgyz Republic of heads of parliaments, the governments, Foreign Ministries, special representatives of Heads of States and Governments of foreign states, heads of the international organizations and persons equated to them;
10) visit format - set of the actions of business and legal nature reflected in the visit schedule, their ceremonial and level of personal participation of persons in them;
11) formal reception - the action devoted to arrival of the head of the delegation;
12) mementoes - the souvenirs and gifts symbolizing the Kyrgyz Republic, handed during the visits to the head and members of official delegation;
13) legal attributes - set of the symbols, objects and visual elements used when holding official actions for the purpose of ensuring proper level of solemnity, observance of regulations of the diplomatic and office protocol, and also expression of the state sovereignty. The state symbols and other elements of official registration applied according to the legislation and the international practice belong to legal attributes.
The legal basis of implementation of the State protocol is constituted by the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic, and also the international agreements which became effective in the procedure established by the legislation which participant is the Kyrgyz Republic.
The main objectives of the State protocol are:
1) coordination of activities of state bodies and local government bodies for the purpose of carrying out single legal practice of the Kyrgyz Republic in the relations with foreign states and the international organizations;
2) legal providing visits of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Toraga of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic in foreign states, and also visits to the Kyrgyz Republic of foreign delegations on highest/high levels;
3) preparation and organization of negotiations, actions of multilateral format, ceremonies of signing of international treaties;
4) organization of delivery by ambassadors of foreign states accrediting and letters of recall to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic;
5) implementation of other tasks provided by regulatory legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. The state protocol performs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic together with protocol services of Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Office of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. General coordination of single legal practice in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic is performed by Department of the state protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
3. The solution of questions of legal and organizational nature on preparation and holding visits of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Toraga of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic to the foreign states, and also visits to the Kyrgyz Republic of foreign delegations on highest/high levels is provided with the interested state bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic in case of the coordinating role of Department of the state protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic in case of realization of foreign policy provides coordination and interaction of bodies of executive and legislative branches of the power in questions of the international activities for the purpose of ensuring unity of foreign policy of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. The ministries, administrative departments, local public administrations of the Kyrgyz Republic under the organization of intra republican action with participation of the diplomatic corps accredited in the Kyrgyz Republic without fail shall agree on the matter with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. Terms, nature and format of visit to the Kyrgyz Republic on highest/high levels are subject to advance approval of the foreign party through diplomatic channels.
2. In case of arrival of the distinguished guest in days off and holidays, and also in off-duty hours the level of hospitality events decreases.
3. Legal ceremonies and honors are done to foreign delegation according to visit format, the status of person heading delegation (the head of state, parliament, the government, Foreign Ministry or other high-ranking official), the level of the bilateral relations, and also taking into account the principle of reciprocity.
4. Planning, preparation and implementation of visits of heads of states, parliaments, governments and persons equated to them to the Kyrgyz Republic are in competence of Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Office of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, visits of heads of Foreign Ministries - under the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
5. On nature visits are subdivided on state, official, working, private and visits in transit. The visit to the Kyrgyz Republic begins with the moment of arrival of the distinguished guest (delegation) in the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. Hospitality events with participation of foreign delegations in the Kyrgyz Republic include formal meetings and farewell guests at highest/high level, wreath-laying to historical and cultural memorials and monuments, official negotiations, signing of joint international treaties, press conferences, formal receptions and cultural actions.
2. According to the international practice the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic develops hospitality events together with Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Office of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic.
3. The relevant division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic will organize approval, preparation, establishment of authenticity and signing of international treaties.
1. Programs of visits of foreign delegations at highest/high level to the Kyrgyz Republic are developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic together with the relevant divisions of Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Office of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic and provide the ceremonies of meetings and other hospitality events connected with stay of delegations. During development of the visit schedule through diplomatic channels preferences of the distinguished guest are specified.
2. The compulsory provision of the visit schedule is respect for the sequence of actions with indication of time, venues, the list of participants and the other information necessary for the organization and implementation of visit.
3. Programs of top-level visits, except for visits of heads of foreign parliamentary delegations, affirm according to the procedure, determined by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic by the offer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and approval of Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. From the moment of approval the visit schedule is the official document.
4. Programs of visits of heads of foreign parliamentary delegations to the Kyrgyz Republic affirm Toraga of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic according to the offer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and approval of the Office of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic. From the moment of approval the visit schedule is the official document.
5. If with the distinguished guest the spouse (spouse) follows, then for she (he) the separate program is constituted and approved.
Special representatives of heads of states, the governments and heads of the international organizations are accepted as guests of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Heirs of throne and other members of royal families are accepted as guests of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The visit schedule can provide trip of head of foreign delegation around regions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. In case of visits of foreign delegations to the Kyrgyz Republic exchange of gifts, providing with motor transport, housing for temporary residence, posting of flags and slogans is provided.
The procedure and amounts of providing hospitality events are determined by the Basic provisions of the State protocol established by this Law.
2. The gifts received by management of state body during the meetings with foreign delegations are state-owned property, the gifts which are of special value - in National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic are exposed in the place of the building of relevant organ intended for this purpose for public inspection or in museum fund of the Kyrgyz Republic, and.
Evaluation procedure, accounting, transfer and storage of gifts, and also criteria of their reference to especially valuable are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. Delivery accrediting and letters of recall ambassadors of foreign states is made to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. The relevant (legal) service of Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic provides preparation and holding ceremony of delivery of credential letters. Date of delivery of credential letters is approved through diplomatic channels at least in one month. In day of delivery of credential letters the Kyrgyz side provides to the ambassador of foreign state transport for movement from the residence to the place of delivery and back.
3. The ambassador of foreign state is considered accredited and started the responsibilities in the Kyrgyz Republic from the moment of delivery of the credential letter to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Before delivery of the credential letter the ambassador is considered appointed and is, as a rule, limited in formal meetings with political officials according to the procedure, determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic after the edition of the presidential decree of the Kyrgyz Republic about appointment of the Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic, the permanent representative of the Kyrgyz Republic under the international organizations prepares accrediting and letters of recall.
2. Accrediting and letters of recall are prepared in state language on stamped paper. Taking into account legal specifics of the state of stay accrediting and letters of recall can include in addition texts in official or foreign language.
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