Kyrgyz Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Saparbek Tynaev resigned, KirTAG reported on Tuesday.
"I wrote the statement on Friday," he said. "I personally delivered it to Prime Minister Omurbek Toktogulovich. There is no decree about my dismissal yet."
He said that the reason for dismissal is state of health.
"I am sick," he said. "I have an arrhythmia, high blood pressure. If I stay at the hospital, I will constantly think about my work. There will be no effective treatment. So, I decided to write a statement of resignation. This is my own decision."
Saparbek Tynaev served as Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation less than three months.
His candidacy for the post of minister was proposed by the "Ar-Namys" faction. Minister's resignation will be considered at the meeting of the "Ar-Namys" faction on March 23.