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As part of his official visit to Bishkek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev was received by President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
During the meeting, President Japarov noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics in the development of multifaceted cooperation between the two states and emphasized the importance of further deepening allied relations between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
In turn, Minister Kosherbayev conveyed warm greetings and best wishes on behalf of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and informed about the progress in implementing the agreements reached at the highest and high levels.
“I would like to emphasize that Kazakh-Kyrgyz relations have significant potential and being filled with new qualitative substance, have been developing upward year by year. This is primarily facilitated by your regular political dialogue with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,” Minister Kosherbayev noted.
The Minister also underlined that Kazakhstan views the further expansion of bilateral trade and economic ties as a fundamental factor for progressive rapprochement. He stated with satisfaction that Kazakhstan firmly remains among the top three largest trading partners of Kyrgyzstan. The volume of mutual trade reached 2 billion US dollars, and a goal has been set to increase this figure to 3 billion dollars.
The participants also highly appreciated cooperation between the two countries within multilateral formats and discussed current issues on the regional and international agenda.
In conclusion, the sides reaffirmed the commitment of the brotherly nations to a course toward the consistent strengthening of allied relations.