BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 20. Kyrgyzstan and
the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) have discussed the
development of industrial and agro-industrial cooperation, as well
as the selection of cooperation projects within the Eurasian
Economic Union (EAEU).
According to the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, the issues
were discussed at a meeting between Erlist Akunbekov, Deputy
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water
Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan, and
Gohar Barseghyan, Minister in charge of Industry and
Agro-Industrial Complex of the Eurasian Economic Commission
(EEC).
During the meeting, the parties reviewed the EEC's efforts to
expand cooperation among EAEU member states, develop the industrial
and agro-industrial sectors, and strengthen production
cooperation.
Erlist Akunbekov emphasized the importance of cooperation within
the EAEU in enhancing the competitiveness of domestic products and
creating a favorable business environment.
He noted that cooperation in the agro-industrial sector plays an
important role in ensuring food security and the sustainable
development of Kyrgyzstan's economy.
Gohar Barseghyan, in turn, expressed the EEC's readiness to
support Kyrgyzstan's initiatives aimed at developing the
manufacturing sector and agricultural economy.
The parties also discussed further cooperation under the EAEU's
regulations governing the selection of cooperation projects in the
agro-industrial sector and the provision of financial support for
their implementation.
