The Kyrgyz Republic President Sooronbay Jeenbekov met with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, who arrived in Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. He stated that the Chinese government has promised a $86 million grant to Kyrgyzstan.

On 22/2/2019, the Social Democratic Party led by former President Atambayev held a press conference. What emerged during the meeting, and the main point put forward was a call for a compromise on power with the current president. Arina Karamushka, a member of the Social Democratic Party said in the conference that the former president tried to reconcile with the current president.

According to Sputnik Radio, a number of amendments have been made to the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic concerning fines charges. For example, a person who spits in public places is fined 5500 Kyrgyz soms (about $ 80).

In last year's presidential election, former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev nominated Sooronbay Jeenbekov on behalf of the Social Democratic Party. Jeenbekov was a close friend of Atambayev when he worked for almost a year as prime minister until he became president.