Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The city of Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region, hosted the 10th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan in narrow and expanded format. This was reported by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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

During the meeting, issues of cooperation in the trade, economic, scientific, technical and humanitarian spheres were discussed.

Head of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Zhaparov noted that in the first half of 2023, more than 50 mutual visits took place at different levels, which demonstrates the positive growth of bilateral relations.

“The past mutual visits of the heads of our states have given a strong impetus and raised the level of bilateral relations to the status of a comprehensive strategic partnership. And now we are faced with the task of implementing all the agreements reached in a timely and high-quality manner,” Akylbek Zhaparov said.

It should be noted that there is a positive trend in trade and economic relations between our countries. The volume of mutual trade is steadily growing every year. So, for 5 months of 2023, the volume of trade increased by 13.3%, amounting to 215.8 million US dollars.

In his speech, the Head of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Zhaparov noted that the business sector, the chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries, the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Business Council play an important role in deepening trade relations.

“The Trade Representation of Kyrgyzstan has already started its activities in Uzbekistan. A capsule has been laid for the construction of one of the important facilities for organizing the assembly production of automotive and commercial vehicles,” added Akylbek Zhaparov, Head of the Cabinet of Ministers.

It was noted that Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have a positive experience of bilateral cooperation in the water-energy, transport and communication spheres.

In addition, during the meeting, the need to build up cultural, humanitarian, scientific and educational ties was noted.

In this context, issues of upcoming joint cultural events were discussed, in particular, within the framework of the Days of Culture of Kyrgyzstan in Uzbekistan in November of this year, it is planned to widely celebrate the 95th anniversary of the outstanding writer Chingiz Aitmatov.

As a result of the 10th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan, the relevant Protocol was signed.