Sadyr Zhaparov congratulates light industry workers on their professional holiday

Bishkek, June 13, 2021. / Kabar /. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov congratulated light industry workers on their professional holiday – the Day of Light Industry Workers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The president’s press service said in his congratulatory message that the light industry is one of the priority and strategically important areas of the country's economic development and thanks to hard work, thoughtful actions of the leaders and workers of the textile, clothing, shoe production and leather processing, the socio-economic potential of the country is increasing.

“A wide, high-quality and affordable assortment of manufactured products of the domestic light industry allows us to maintain a leading position in the export supplies of the republic, to strengthen demand and demand in the main export markets.

The industry employs real patriots and masters of their craft, who preserve the traditions of previous generations, successfully master new technologies, which contribute to its stable development and increasing the competitiveness of domestic good,” he said.

Zhaparov said that light industry enterprises to a large extent provide employment for the population in the labor market of the republic, which has a positive effect on the quality of life of our citizens. The professions of seamstresses, cutters, fashion designers are among the most demanded professions in the republic. At the same time, in the near future the state plans to direct its efforts to training qualified personnel that meet new production requirements.

“The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have negatively affected the economic situation of all countries of the world, and today the development trajectory should be focused on the fullest possible use of our country's competitive advantages.

The state will continue to work to support this priority industry, it will provide assistance in the implementation of large projects, the high-quality organization of which will create tens of thousands of jobs and move to new scales of the level of its development,” the Kyrgyz president noted and wished light industry employees happiness, good health, well-being, new production successes and the implementation of their plans.