The first meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was held in Almaty

The first meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was held in Almaty

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On February 15-16, 2022, Almaty hosted the first meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Sultanov and First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Arzybek Kozhoshev.

The parties discussed the current situation in mutual trade and measures to increase trade turnover. In particular, the parties agreed to intensify work on expanding the range of goods supplied, including through the implementation of the project of an Industrial trade and Logistics complex in the area of the Karasu and Ak-Tilek road checkpoints and the implementation of projects and wholesale distribution centers on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. In particular, within the framework of the ITLC project, the participants of the Working Group discussed the implementation of the Action Plan for the creation of the Complex.

An agreement was also reached to develop a draft intergovernmental agreement on the functioning and management mechanism of the ITLC. Following the meeting, the final Protocol and the Action Plan for bilateral cooperation between the authorized bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Kazakhstan on the suppression of the issuance and distribution of documents on the assessment (confirmation) of compliance issued with violations were signed.

The parties agreed on operational information interaction on the issued certificates and documents of conformity and their cancellation. In particular, the exchange of information on test reports and issued documents is provided.


During the discussion of issues of cooperation in the field of transport and transit, the participants of the Working Group agreed to provide the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic with electronic invoices of goods exported to the EAEU countries from February 16, 2022. In the absence of an ESF for the transported goods, the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan conducts control measures.

When importing goods from the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan on risky vehicles, control measures are carried out at the destination. At the same time, the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan from April 1, 2022, when exporting goods to the Kyrgyz Republic, will ensure the availability of electronic accompanying invoices for the transported goods. In case of their absence, the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic conducts control measures.

 

Within the framework of strengthening cooperation between fiscal authorities in order to reduce violations in mutual trade, the two countries agreed to accelerate the adoption of measures in accordance with national legislation in relation to their exporters. An agreement was also reached on the exchange of information on exporters who underestimate the value of goods. At the same time, the heads of delegations agreed on the issue of installing monitors in workrooms to monitor the situation on the passage of goods at the Kyrgyz-Kazakh state border in real time.

 

One of the key agreements was the resumption of regular passenger rail transport through the territory of Kazakhstan from the Kyrgyz Republic to the Russian Federation from February 21, 2022. It will be mandatory for all passengers to have a COVID-19 test selected no earlier than 72 hours at the time of crossing the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan or a vaccination certificate using the application "Traveling without COVID-19". At the end of the event, the parties expressed their readiness to continue to make joint efforts to further develop bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest in order to achieve common goals.

 

The parties also confirmed their readiness to hold the First Interregional Forum and the next meeting of the Business Council in 2022 as part of upcoming events at the highest and highest levels. The next meetings of the working group on trade and economic cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Kazakhstan have been agreed to be held on a regular basis in various cities, including on border territories, including checkpoints.