In September 2005, he was named Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, nominated by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and confirmed by the Parliament.
[1] He was a compromise candidate as the acting foreign minister, Bakiyev's first choice, Roza Otunbayeva was not confirmed by Parliament.
[2] During his time in office were held negotiations with the Americans about Ganci U.S. Base at Manas airport which ended in June 2006 inconclusively.
Jekshenkulov said he discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, the possibility of granting citizens of both countries dual citizenship.
Since May 2007 he became director of the International Agency of Development and Politics (IADP), located in Bishkek, which was founded by representatives of Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The main Kyrgyz opposition parties have held their joint gathering in Bishkek on 29 November 2008 under the title People's Grand Congress.
On the eve of the convention, Alikbek Jekshenkulov, the leader of the For Justice movement and a former foreign minister, told RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service that the main agenda of the congress was to evaluate the current political and economic situation in Kyrgyzstan and discuss new concepts for further development.
[7] Since 24 December 2008 he became member of the Politbureau of the "United People's Movement" and a leader of the oppositional Party "Akyikat Uchun" (Russian: "Za Spravedlivost", engl.