Kyrgyzstan to change national flag pattern: There will be straight sunrays instead of wavy ones

BISHKEK. Dec 22 (Interfax) - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a bill changing the national flag, the Kyrgyz presidential press service said on Friday.

"Japarov signed into law a bill introducing amendments to the law of the Kyrgyz Republic 'On State Symbols of the Kyrgyz Republic', which was passed by the country's parliament on December 20," the press service said.

The enacted law changed the shape of the sunrays on the Kyrgyz national flag from wavy to straight.

The adopted law also stipulates that all types of official documents with the image of the national flag are valid until the end of their validity, and license plates of motor vehicles and vehicle registration certificates with the image of the national flag are valid until the relevant body decides to replace them.