On September 28, 2021, during a visit to Brussels the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Kazakbaev met with the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Oliver Varhelyi.

During the meeting, Minister R. Kazakbaev informed about the socio-political and socio-economic situation in the Kyrgyz Republic and the upcoming elections to the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Particular attention was paid to the prospects for further cooperation, within the framework of the implementation of the new initialled Agreement on Expanded Partnership and Cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the EU, as well as to simplifying the visa regime for entering the EU.

In this context, the parties discussed the possibilities of joint work on projects in the areas of connectivity, transport and energy.

The parties also separately discussed the details of the First EU-Central Asia Economic Forum, which will be held in Bishkek on November 5, 2021 at the level of the heads of governments of Central Asia with the participation of the European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis.