12.01.25

Kazakhstan has been among the three largest trade partners of Kyrgyzstan for a long time. In the last two years alone, the bilateral trade turnover has steadily exceeded 1.5 billion USD.

Such figures were announced during the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived by invitation in Astana.

According to the data, the ministers of the two countries during the meeting agreed to promote an increase in mutual trade to 3 billion USD. In this context, they noted the importance of launching the Industrial Trade and Logistics Complex on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border, expanding the nomenclature of bilateral trade turnover, holding regular business forums and trade missions, as well as further development of interregional ties.

Special attention was paid to the creation of favorable conditions for business circles of the two countries. Kazakhstan has invested more than 1.3 billion dollars in the economy of Kyrgyzstan. The ministers also noted the significant potential for cooperation in the spheres of energy, transport, logistics, including the prospects for the implementation of joint projects. They expressed readiness to promote the development of effective cooperation in these areas.

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