On December 27, 2022, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Türkiye Ruslan Kazakbaev met with President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials to him. The solemn ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

After the presentation of Credentials to the President of Türkiye, a bilateral meeting took place, during which Ambassador Kazakbaev conveyed greetings and best wishes to President Erdogan in honor of the upcoming new year on behalf of the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov.

During the meeting, the parties noted the high strategic level of historical friendly and fraternal relations between the states. There have been discussed in detail ways of further development, expansion and strengthening of bilateral relations in all areas of cooperation, as well as relations between countries in a multilateral format.

Ruslan Kazakbaev emphasized that the Kyrgyz side attaches particular importance to the development and strengthening of cooperation between the two fraternal states, and also recalled the invitation to President Erdogan from President Zhaparov to visit the Kyrgyz Republic in 2023.

President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in turn, congratulated Ruslan Kazakbaev on the start of his diplomatic mission in Türkiye and wished him success. At the same time, he expressed the readiness of the Turkish side to provide all possible assistance in the work of the Ambassador, as well as confidence in the further development and strengthening of strategic fraternal relations between Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye.