BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. Kyrgyzstan and
Kazakhstan have 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.
According to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Kyrgyzstan, 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.
During the meeting, Kasymaliev highlighted the positive
development of relations between the two countries, noting the
centuries-old brotherly ties between their peoples.
He said bilateral cooperation had reached a qualitatively new
level in recent years, supported by the trusting relations between
the leaders of the two countries.
Kasymaliev also noted that Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev’s official visit to Kyrgyzstan last year had reaffirmed the
allied nature of bilateral relations. He expressed confidence that
Bektenov’s current official visit would further strengthen
cooperation between the two countries.
The sides noted the steady positive dynamics of trade and
economic cooperation. They also discussed interaction in the water
and energy sectors and tourism, as well as cooperation in cultural
and humanitarian affairs.
The participants highly assessed the mutual support provided by
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan at international and regional
platforms.
For his part, Olzhas Bektenov said that the main objective was
to implement the tasks set by the two countries' presidents and
confirmed Kazakhstan's readiness to further expand cooperation
across all areas of bilateral relations.
Following the meeting, Adylbek Kasymaliev and Olzhas Bektenov
signed the protocol of the 14th meeting of the Kyrgyz-Kazakh
Intergovernmental Council.
