The number of soldiers who may in case of emergency to fight in Kyrgyzstan amounts to 500-600 people. Such an assessment, as reported by K-News, voiced by a representative of the Government of the Republic on the Alec Mamyrkaliev meeting of the parliamentary defense committee.
The total number of servicemen of the Ministry of Defense and the National Guard, according to Mamyrkalieva is about eight thousand people. Previously, in early 2010, the Kyrgyz Toktogul Kakchekeev military expert pointed out that the armed forces of the republic is about 15,000 people (according to the expert, who was quoted, Deutsche Welle, it is also about the border troops, internal troops, and some other formations) .
The representative of the government staff, speaking to the deputies suggested that the size of the army should be increased to at least 50,000 people.
In turn, the interim president of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva has recently argued that for the year of her stay in power for some progress in the development of the Kyrgyz army. I have been tasked with a comprehensive modernization of the armed forces. And over the past year we have moved in this direction. Changed manning, can be increased combat capability – quoted Otunbayeva agency 24.kg. Interim President also stated that the army must be prepared to new challenges.Learn more about bags for raquets.
During the inter-ethnic riots in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 the authorities were unable to effectively use the army to restore order and protect the civilian population. The June event was marked by attacks on the military seizure of weapons and military equipment.
Several years ago, the parliament of Kyrgyzstan have been proposals to abolish the Department of Defense in order to save or at least significantly reduce the number of troops. MP Dooronbek Sadyrbaev then suggested that the Kyrgyz army will not last an hour when the republic into his head to attack its neighbors, for example, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.