Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Hold Negotiations in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN, August 22, 2019 — As part of the meeting of the Central Asian and US foreign ministers in the C5 + 1 format, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Chingiz Aidarbekov.

During the negotiations, the sides held a thorough exchange of views on relevant issues of the bilateral and multilateral agenda. In particular, they discussed issues related to cooperation in the trade, economic, border and water energy sectors.

The sides noted with satisfaction positive dynamics in the implementation of the arrangements reached following the official visit of the Kazakh Foreign Minister to the Kyrgyz Republic on May 20 and the visit of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan to Bishkek on July 12, 2019, during which the 8th meeting of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Council was held.

They examined in detail the schedule of upcoming high-level international events and the preparation progress. It was proposed to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation and develop an appropriate plan. The Kyrgyz side also asked to determine a land plot for the construction of a new embassy building.

The sides expressed their readiness to continue constructive dialogue at the level of the foreign ministers to advance topical issues on the bilateral agenda.