Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan discuss expanding trade and economic cooperation

Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan discussed ways to expand trade and economic cooperation, strengthen ties in the water and energy sectors, and develop tourism during the 14th meeting of the Kyrgyz-Kazakh Intergovernmental Council. As reported from Baku, the meeting took place on October 30.

According to the press service of Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet of Ministers, the meeting was held in an expanded format and co-chaired by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration Adylbek Kasymaliev and Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov. Kasymaliev highlighted the positive development of relations between the two countries and said bilateral cooperation had reached a qualitatively new level in recent years.

Kasymaliev noted that Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's official visit to Kyrgyzstan last year had reaffirmed the allied nature of bilateral relations. The sides noted steady positive dynamics in trade and economic cooperation, and also discussed cultural and humanitarian affairs. Bektenov said the main objective was to implement the tasks set by the two countries' presidents. Following the meeting, Kasymaliev and Bektenov signed the protocol of the 14th meeting.