There are many legends surrounding the lake, one is that Genghis Khan, whose tomb’s location is unknown, is actually buried beside Issyk-Kul Lake.

After being accepted into the 500 startups accelerator LinguaTrip received an automatic $100,000 investment and experienced immense press attention from Russia and Silicon Valley.

Armenia has dropped its opposition to the project – on grounds that a “corridor” would imply extra-territorial status -- and is now actively moving forward with it.

The consumer price index rose by 10 percent year-on-year in 2021, up from 5 percent a year earlier.