MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KYRGYZSTAN: THE CASE OF THE MANAS AIRBASEMilitary Cooperation Agreement • July 9th, 2022
Contract Type FiledJuly 9th, 2022Since gaining independence in 1991 Kyrgyzstan has officially been globalized. The relations of the United States (U.S.) with Central Asia commenced in the early 1990s, entailing diplomatic recognition and opening of embassies. According to the agreement between the governments of the U.S. and Kyrgyzstan regarding cooperation to facilitate the provision of assistance signed in 1993, the U.S. has been providing financial and humanitarian aid and non-lethal military assistance to the country to elevate sovereignty and to achieve economic progress and democrat- ic governance. By joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Partnership for Peace in 1994 Kyrgyzstan has gained an opportunity to engage in a number of training exercises in the fields of defense, security and civil emergency planning cooperation. The purpose of the Partnership for Peace was to increase stability and to reduce the threats for peace in the region.