Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic - Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Japarov, as part of a working visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, held talks with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov.

During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in trade, economic, investment, water and energy, transport and communication, cultural, humanitarian and other fields.

The heads of governments of the two countries discussed in detail the implementation of the agreements reached during the state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Kyrgyz Republic on 26-27 January 2023.

The heads of the Cabinet of Ministers emphasized the significant role in the development of bilateral cooperation of the work of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Intergovernmental Commission and the Council of Heads of Border Regions, as well as the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund.

During the talks, the parties expressed their readiness to increase the volume of mutual trade this year to US$2 billion.

In turn, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov confirmed the desire to strengthen and expand the Kyrgyz-Uzbek strategic partnership and, in general, to develop mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.

“We have every opportunity to reach the mark of US$2 billion in mutual trade and stand for the speedy implementation of major joint projects, in particular the construction of the Kambar-Ata Hydroelectric Power Plant-1 and the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway,” Abdulla Aripov concluded.