Kyrgyzstan is set to serve a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after defeating the Philippines in a tightly matched ballot on June 3 to represent the Asia-Pacific region on the body.
Kyrgyzstan, the second Central Asian country ever to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, was propelled to victory on the back of a wave of diplomatic support from its neighbors,…
