On 18-21 August 2015 Information Aarhus Centre in Osh with the support of OSCE Centre in Bishkek organized public discussions and meetings with working groups on design of Sustainable Development Strategy of the regions in Jalalabat and Batken provinces.

In the framework of working trip on coordinating a design of Sustainable Development Strategy of Batken and Jalalabat provinces the following participants conducted meetings with region activists and working groups:

1. Madeyuev A. – expert
2. Dzhumakadyrova E. – senior program assistant of OSCE Centre in Bishkek
3. Isabaev K. – director of Aarhus Information Centre in Osh

Expert Madeyuev A. conducted a meeting on Sustainable Development Strategy with activist of Jalalabat province on 18-19 August 2015. A conference of working group was held in the framework of meetings, in which structure and competence of the working group were discussed, Sustainable Development Strategy was presented, and also were discussed measures that will address the main problems of the province.

Discussions were in the brainstorm mode, main problems of the province were identified, such as:

• marketing of agricultural products;
• personnel training, demanded in the local labor market in the present and in perspective;
• state of environmental consciousness of fruits, berries and nuts gatherers, which damage an ecology and budget of both the gatherers and enterprises receiving products.

At the end of the events participants decided to focus on issues on sale of agricultural products in the world market and saving an environment; to make a brand of oblast of environmentally friendly products and improvement through products, air, water and magic atmosphere.
Sustainable Development Strategy of the regions was presented in the meeting with public and civil community in Batken on 20- 21 August where issues of main problems were discussed. Also a conference of working group was held where were discussed the possibilities of branding Batken oblast on the basis of Aigul Tash, taking into account of that there will be formed textile and souvenir production, tourism sector and programs on strengthening family values.

At the end of the events participants decided to focus on issues on sale of agricultural products in the world market and saving an environment; to make a brand of oblast of environmentally friendly products and improvement through products, air, water and magic atmosphere.
Sustainable Development Strategy of the regions was presented in the meeting with public and civil community in Batken on 20- 21 August where issues of main problems were discussed.

Also a conference of working group was held where were discussed the possibilities of branding Batken oblast on the basis of Aigul Tash, taking into account of that there will be formed textile and souvenir production, tourism sector and programs on strengthening family values.