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Relations between Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are founded on the historically established friendship and mutual respect between their peoples, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in statements to the press following his meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Yerevan.
“We have every basis for giving these relations fresh substance and translating the existing potential for cooperation into practical results. During today’s negotiations, we comprehensively discussed prospects for deepening political dialogue, expanding trade and economic ties, developing transport and logistics links, and cooperating in education, science, innovation and culture.
“In terms of political dialogue, we reaffirmed our readiness to maintain regular contacts at high and the highest levels and intensify cooperation between our foreign ministries and the relevant state bodies,” Pashinyan said.
The Armenian prime minister and Kyrgyz president also discussed strengthening peace, stability and security in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
In this context, they highlighted the importance of the Washington Declaration signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan on 8 August 2025, as well as the state border treaties signed between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
“We are convinced that strengthening regional peace creates new opportunities for economic cooperation and the development of transport links,” Pashinyan stressed.
He added that education, science, technology and the development of young people’s potential were also important areas of cooperation between the two countries.
The two leaders agreed to encourage exchanges of students, lecturers and researchers and develop joint educational programmes and research initiatives, expanding direct links between their countries’ educational and scientific institutions.
“Cultural and humanitarian ties play an important role in bringing our states and peoples closer together. We plan to organise Days of Culture in both countries in 2027 and 2028,” Pashinyan said.
Pashinyan and Japarov stressed the importance of joint efforts to advance the international environmental agenda. They reaffirmed their support for initiatives promoting sustainable development in mountain regions, climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation.
“In this respect, the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to protect lakes Sevan and Issyk-Kul between Armenia’s Ministry of Environment and Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision is symbolic. I am confident that the consistent implementation of today’s agreements will deepen bilateral cooperation and strengthen the bonds of friendship between the peoples of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan,” Pashinyan concluded.