On August 11, 2022, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ulanbek Totuiaev met with the Minister of Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Syed Naveed Qamar.

During the conversation, the parties discussed topical issues on the bilateral agenda of the Kyrgyz-Pakistani cooperation, in particular, in terms of trade, economic, investment and technical cooperation. In particular, the emphasis was made on the necessity of active joint work in increasing trade turnover, as well as interaction in such areas as agriculture, mining, pharmaceutical and textile industries, energy, industry and tourism and completion of actual regional projects such as CASA-1000.

The parties were unanimous in their opinion that there is significant potential between the two countries for the development of cooperation in the above-mentioned areas, which requires coordinated work between the responsible government agencies and representatives of the business community of two countries, as well as the development and successful implementation of effective mechanisms for coordination, in particular, through establishing effective banking system.

In order to promote the above-mentioned issues, Ambassador U.Totuiaev emphasized the importance of timely holding bilateral events in the trade and economic sphere, such as a regular meeting of the Kyrgyz-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation and joint business forums, as well as building up cooperation in the field of investment by creating investment funds.

In his turn, Minister S.N.Qamar agreed that there are significant opportunities for development between the two countries, and in this regard, he announced his readiness to actively interact with the Kyrgyz side to implement the plans.