Kyrgyz Foreign Minister meets Uzbek President Mirziyoyev in Samarkand

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand. The Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the meeting took place within the C5+1 ministerial format, which brings together Central Asian states and the United States.

The sides discussed Kyrgyz-Uzbek cooperation and the implementation of agreements reached during Mirziyoyev's state visit to Kyrgyzstan on 30 July 2026. Expanding trade and economic ties, joint investment projects and construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway also received particular attention.

They also reviewed the activities of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund and preparations for the First Forum of the regions of the two countries. The parties confirmed their intention to strengthen allied relations and develop mutually beneficial cooperation.