BAKU, Azerbaijan, July
23. Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev and Uzbek
Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov discussed preparations for the
upcoming state visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to
Kyrgyzstan during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers.
This is reflected in the statement, published by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan.
According to the Kyrgyz MFA, the ministers reviewed preparations
for the visit, including the schedule of high-level events and the
package of bilateral documents under consideration.
"During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of
Kyrgyz-Uzbek cooperation and further ways to strengthen
collaboration at both the bilateral and multilateral levels.
Particular attention was paid to organizing the state visit of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the
Kyrgyz Republic," the statement says.
The talks also covered the current state of Kyrgyz-Uzbek
cooperation, with particular attention to trade and economic
relations, transport and transit connectivity, as well as cultural
and humanitarian cooperation. The sides discussed the
implementation of agreements reached during previous high-level
contacts.
In addition, the ministers exchanged views on regional and
international issues and discussed cooperation within the SCO and
other multilateral formats.
