BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. Kyrgyz
President Sadyr Japarov and President of the European Council
António Costa discussed current areas of cooperation in New York on
September 22.
According to the press service of the President of Kyrgyzstan,
the meeting was held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN
General Assembly.
"The sides discussed current issues of cooperation between
Kyrgyzstan and the European Union," the statement said.
At the beginning of the meeting, António Costa congratulated
Sadyr Japarov on Kyrgyzstan’s election as a non-permanent member of
the UN Security Council, as well as on the successful holding of
the SCO Summit in Bishkek in early September 2026.
The sides noted the importance of maintaining political dialogue
both bilaterally and within the Central Asia–European Union format,
as well as developing cooperation under the Global Gateway
program.
Furthermore, the sides also paid particular attention to
sanctions-related issues. Sadyr Japarov expressed concern over the
sanctions policy pursued by Western and European partners toward
Kyrgyzstan, emphasizing that the country maintains regular contact
and exchanges information with responsible EU officials.
The President of Kyrgyzstan cited the closure of 50 companies in
the country in 2026 that had carried out operations with elevated
sanctions risks and emphasized Kyrgyzstan’s readiness for open
dialogue and further cooperation with Western and European
partners.
In the economic sphere, the sides discussed prospects for
implementing specific joint projects, including in the transport
sector, taking into account Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to develop its
transit potential and join multimodal transport corridors.
At the end of the meeting, António Costa invited Sadyr Japarov
to visit Brussels to give new momentum to cooperation. The Kyrgyz
president accepted the invitation.
