Kyrgyzstan's capital welcomes main New Year tree

STORY: Kyrgyzstan's capital welcomes main New Year tree DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Bishkek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tree lighting ceremony STORYLINE: The annual New Year tree lighting ceremony was held on Saturday in the central square of Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital. The 25-meter-tall tree was lit by the mayor Emilbek Abdykadyrov together with locals. The New Year tree is decorated with 7,000 toys symbolizing the 7 million population of the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bishkek. (XHTV)