Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An opening of a new building of the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in Uzbekistan took place in Tashkent.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov and the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Head of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Japarov.

In addition, the ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkey, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of the diaspora, ethnic Kyrgyz and local residents were invited to the event.

The heads of government, Abdulla Aripov and Akylbek Japarov, planted seedlings in the courtyard of the embassy.

After viewing exhibitions dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Region, as well as Kyrgyz-Uzbek bilateral relations, the prime ministers left an entry in the book of honorable guests.

Every year, the number of citizens of Kyrgyzstan entering and leaving the territory of Uzbekistan exceeds 1 million people, and the number of permanent and temporary residents is about 6.5 thousand. In addition, more than 400 thousand ethnic Kyrgyz live in Uzbekistan.