Armenian and Kyrgyz presidents highlight cooperation in international and multilateral forums

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan met Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who is on an official visit to Yerevan, at the presidential residence.

According to the Armenian President’s Office, Khachaturyan welcomed his guest and thanked him for attending the leaders’ summit on biodiversity held as part of COP17.

Khachaturyan expressed satisfaction with the positive progress of political dialogue between Armenia and Kyrgyzstan and the regularity of high-level contacts. He expressed confidence that the meeting would give fresh impetus to bilateral relations and advance specific areas of further cooperation. He stressed the importance of consistently translating high-level agreements into practical results and joint programmes.

Japarov thanked him for the invitation and warm welcome, describing the visit as historic in some respects, as it was the first official visit by a Kyrgyz president to Armenia.

The two leaders placed particular value on cooperation between Yerevan and Bishkek in international and multilateral forums, reaffirming their readiness to continue their constructive partnership and exchanges of views on issues of mutual interest.

Particular attention was paid to deepening trade and economic ties. Both sides noted significant potential to expand bilateral cooperation in these areas.

They stressed the need to move from recognising general potential to developing concrete programmes and projects that would increase trade, strengthen business contacts and expand investment cooperation.