Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan hold a phone conversation

On April 13, 2020, at the initiative of Kyrgyzstan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aidarbekov held a telephone conversation.

They discussed measures taken by both countries to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the region, as well as to ensure capacity of checkpoints at the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border.

Particular attention was paid to the need for quality implementation of previously reached agreements at the highest level in terms of uninterrupted water passage from the Kirov reservoir and the Naryn-Syrdarya Cascade of HPP before the upcoming growing season.

The Kyrgyz Foreign Minister expressed sincere gratitude to the Kazakh side for its decision to provide humanitarian aid in the form of 5,000 tons of wheat flour.