[4] Then legal proceedings were transferred to international courts and continued until the Strategic Environment and Investment Agreement was signed between Centerra Gold and the government.

[7][8] Since 2012, advocates have called for the nationalization of the mine due to accusation against Centerra Gold of environmental violations and corruption.

[9] On 14 May 2021, President Sadyr Japarov signed into a bill allowing for temporary government control over the mine, eight days after it was approved by parliament.

[12] Temporary external management was introduced at Kumtor Gold Company CJSC by the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic dated May 17, 2021.

license and extensive experience in the mining industry around the world, was appointed as the Temporary External Manager of Kumtor Gold Company CJSC.