The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş to discuss a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues.
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers emphasized Kyrgyzstan’s interest in further developing cooperation with Turkey in various sectors, including agriculture, energy, light industry, processing and mining.
«We are seeing positive dynamics in bilateral relations and achieving a trade turnover of $1 billion. We have an ambitious, but achievable goal set by the leaders of our countries — to increase this figure to $5 billion in the coming years,» Adylbek Kasymaliev said.
Adylbek Kasymaliev also told about the priorities of the Cabinet of Ministers in the field of creating a favorable investment climate, developing the private sector, eliminating administrative restrictions and improving legislation.
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers emphasized the important role of the Kyrgyz-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, co-chaired by the head of the Cabinet and Vice President of Turkey Cevdet Yilmaz.
During the meeting, issues of the banking sector and regulation of migration processes were also discussed.
In turn, Numan Kurtulmuş confirmed Turkey’s commitment to further strengthening comprehensive ties with Kyrgyzstan, noting the readiness to increase the volume of bilateral trade.
