Two checkpoints on Kyrgyz-Chinese border to be closed on New Year holiday

Bishkek, Dec. 30, 2025. /Kabar/. Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan has announced the temporary suspension of two automobile checkpoints on the Kyrgyz-Chinese border due to the New Year celebrations.

According to the agency, the Torugart-Avtodorozhny and Irkeshtam-Avtodorozhny checkpoints will be closed on January 1, 2026.

Personal, vehicle, and cargo crossings will resume according to the following schedule:

Through the Irkeshtam-Avtodorozhny checkpoint - January 1, 2026, at 10:00 PM;

Through the Torugart-Avtodorozhny checkpoint - January 2, 2026, at 8:00 AM.

State Committee for National Security Border Service urges citizens and participants in foreign economic activity to take this information into account when planning routes and crossing the state border.