Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan debate wide range of mutually beneficial cooperation

Bishkek, Nov. 6, 2020. /Kabar/. Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov received Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev. According to the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry, the meeting took place as part of Kazakbayev's working visit to Uzbekistan. The Kyrgyz foreign minister thanked Aripov for the warm welcome and conveyed sincere greetings on behalf of Acting President, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov. He informed about the domestic political situation in the Kyrgyz Republic and assured that the Kyrgyz side remains fully committed to all its international obligations and strict implementation of previously signed international treaties. Kazakbayev expressed gratitude for the assistance provided to Kyrgyzstan in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the sides discussed wide range of Kyrgyz-Uzbek mutually beneficial cooperation in political, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian, water and energy spheres, as well as in transport. Special attention was paid to the issue of joint fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The sides noted the importance of implementing the projects on construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and trade and logistics centers in the border areas, as well as joint implementation of projects in the hydropower sector. Abdulla Aripov voiced the readiness of the Uzbek side to support Kyrgyzstan in the upcoming reforms, financial, technical and food aid for the development of the Kyrgyz economy. In addition, the Uzbek side expressed readiness to build a medical and health-improving institution in Kyrgyzstan. As part of the working visit, Ruslan Kazakbayev laid flowers on the bas-relief of great Kyrgyz writer Chyngyz Aitmatov, located on the same name street in Tashkent.