Kyrgyzstan discusses Boeing aircraft supply with US EXIM Bank financing

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev and Mike Schnabel, Boeing's Vice President for International Operations and Policy, discussed possible Boeing aircraft deliveries to Kyrgyz airlines. According to a Foreign Ministry message dated 19 October, the meeting took place in Samarkand on the sidelines of the Central Asia-US ministerial meeting in the C5+1 format.

The sides discussed developing competitive commercial offers and financing terms for the deliveries, with the possible involvement of the US Export-Import Bank.

The talks also covered the development of aircraft maintenance services and aviation infrastructure.