BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 21. President of the
Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, April 21, received the Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the
Bishkek, Iyad bin Gazi Hakim, on the occasion of the presentation
of his credentials, and congratulated him on the start of his
diplomatic mission in Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports via the press service of the
President of Kyrgyzstan.


The Head of State noted that Saudi Arabia plays an important
role in the global political and economic arena, as well as in
ensuring regional security.


He emphasized that for Kyrgyzstan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
is a brotherly country and one of the key partners in the Middle
East region.


"Kyrgyzstan attaches special importance to the development of
political, trade, economic, investment, and cultural-humanitarian
cooperation with Saudi Arabia, as well as to interaction within
international organizations.


At the same time, cooperation within the format ‘Central Asia +
the Gulf Cooperation Council’ is of significant importance for
interregional cooperation,” Sadyr Japarov stated.


Furthermore, the President noted that one of the important areas
of bilateral cooperation is the promotion of socially significant
projects through the Saudi Fund for Development.







"With the support of the Fund, a number of important projects
are being implemented in our country in the areas of housing
programs, infrastructure development, healthcare, and education.
These projects make a significant contribution to improving the
quality of life of our people. In this regard, I would like to
express our deep gratitude for the provided support," the Head of
State said.


He also expressed solidarity with the leadership and people of
Saudi Arabia regarding the situation in the Middle East region,
noting that Kyrgyzstan strongly condemns any actions that threaten
the lives and health of civilians and cause damage to civilian
infrastructure.


In turn, the Ambassador thanked for the warm welcome and
expressed satisfaction with the high level of brotherly relations
between the two countries.


The Ambassador expressed confidence that in the coming years,
bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan will
receive a new impetus thanks to the joint efforts of the leadership
of both countries.


At the end of the meeting, the two sides expressed readiness for
active cooperation at both bilateral and multilateral levels in the
interests of strengthening peace, stability, and sustainable
development of interregional dialogue.