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National Council for Sustainable Development of the Kyrgyz Republic NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC For the period of 2013-2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: TO SUCCEED AS A STATE AND TO ESTABLISH FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 5 Chapter 1. KYRGYZSTAN AND MODERN CHALLENGES 5 1.1. Nation without priorities or twenty years in survival mode 5 1.2. Expectations and realities of the post-April period 6 1.3. National Development Project – Strategic Vision 7 1.4. Five constructive years (2013-2107): to succeed as a state and lay the foundation for successful development of Kyrgyzstan 8 Chapter 2. ESTABLISHING A STATE GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF LAW AND ENSURING SUPREMACY OF LAW 10 2.1. Strengthening of the legal system as a basic prerequisite for creating a country governed by the rule of law. 10 2.2. Ensuring stability of the Constitution and laws, implementation of their potential 11 2.3. Respect to the law and increase in legal culture of citizens 12 2.4. Ensuring free democratic elections 13 2.5. Combating corruption 14 2.6. Increasing effectiveness and ensuring transparency of governance Strengthening cooperation between the government and the civil society 16 2.7. Development of local self-government 18 2.8. Reforming the judicial branch, ensuring that its activities are governed by the rule of law 20 2.9. Reforming the law-enforcement branch, ensuring that its activities are governed by the rule of law 24 2.10. Establishing a comprehensive system of national security 25 2.11. Ensuring military security 26 2.12. New understanding of foreign policy 27 Chapter 3. UNITY OF THE NATION AS A PREREQUISITE FOR PRESERVING STATEHOOD AND SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT 30 3.1. Ensuring inter-ethnic accord through increasing unity of the people 30 3.2. Optimizing relations between the state and denominations and among denominations 32 3.3. Ensuring freedom of speech and formulating state information policy 3