BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 29. President of
Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov held talks with Chairman of the Council of
Ministers of the Togolese Republic Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on
April 29, during which the parties held an in-depth exchange of
views on current issues on the bilateral agenda, Trend reports citing the
press service of the President of Kyrgyzstan.
According to information, special attention during the meeting
was paid to cooperation in the fields of energy, digitalization,
healthcare, education, agriculture and the financial sector.
The sides also reaffirmed their commitment to further expanding
multilateral cooperation within the frameworks of the United
Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the African
Union in the interests of the sustainable development of both
countries.
Welcoming Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President Sadyr Japarov
noted that he is the first African head of state to pay an official
visit to Kyrgyzstan and expressed confidence that the events would
lay a solid foundation for strengthening political dialogue and
developing bilateral cooperation.
"Kyrgyzstan attaches great importance to expanding cooperation
with African countries.
Togo enjoys authority in West Africa, is an active member of
regional organizations and maintains active political, trade and
economic cooperation with neighboring countries and leading states
of the world," President Sadyr Japarov said.
In this context, the Kyrgyz president emphasized Kyrgyzstan’s
interest in developing cooperation with Togo as a promising partner
in Africa across all areas.
"The package of documents being signed today will serve as the
foundation for taking Kyrgyz-Togolese cooperation to a
qualitatively new level," he added.
For his part, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé stated that the visit
marks a new stage in relations between the two countries and
stressed Togo’s interest in mutually beneficial and strong
partnership.
He noted that despite the geographical distance between Togo and
Kyrgyzstan, the two countries share similar priorities.
"The agreements we are signing today cover the most important
areas that create the basis for the future development of relations
between our countries.
These agreements are not the limit - for us, this is only the
beginning. Our task now is to implement them methodically and
consistently," the Сhairman of the Council of Ministers
concluded.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to begin the practical
implementation of the proposals voiced in the near future and to
involve the relevant state bodies of both countries.
