Sadyr Zhaparov will pay a visit to India in July and take part in the SCO summit

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev met with his Indian counterpart Subramanyam Jaishankar. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The foreign ministers discussed the agenda of Kyrgyz-Indian cooperation, identified priority areas for effective cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats. The sides noted the interest of both sides to further develop active cooperation in the political, trade, economic, military-technical, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

The ministers paid special attention to preparations for the upcoming visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov to India to participate in the meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO Member States on July 3-4, 2023 in Delhi.

Jeenbek Kulubayev outlined the main directions of bilateral cooperation in the field of pharmaceuticals, agriculture, medical tourism, and training of Indian students in Kyrgyzstan. He also stressed the importance of developing new areas of Kyrgyz-Indian cooperation in the field of interbank cooperation, the implementation of grant projects, a credit line, the opening of full-fledged representative offices of Indian hospitals in Kyrgyzstan and others.

The sides also discussed regional security issues and stressed the need for close cooperation and exchange of information in order to counter regional threats and challenges.