Armenia, Kyrgyzstan discuss development of transport cooperation

ArmInfo.A meeting was held in Bishkek between the Ambassador of Armenia to Kyrgyzstan (with  residence in Astana) Armen Ghevondyan and the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic Absattar Syrgabayev.

As ArmInfo was informed by the press service of the Armenian Embassy  in Kazakhstan, in the context of the development of Armenian-Kyrgyz  cooperation in the field of transport with an emphasis on increasing  the volume of mutual trade turnover and revealing the transit  potential of the two countries, the meeting discussed a sequence of  steps and measures aimed at identifying new mutually beneficial,  including multimodal, transport routes.

At the meeting, Ghevondyan also presented Yerevan's efforts to ensure  the unblocking of all transport links in the South Caucasus. In turn,  Syrgabaev familiarized himself with the plans of the Kyrgyz  government to diversify and build new communications that could also  expand connectivity both within Central Asia itself and in a broader  context.

Following the meeting, readiness for close dialogue aimed at  developing and subsequently implementing proposals for promising  routes in demand in economic cooperation was confirmed. Earlier,  Gevondyan visited the "Center for the Development and Promotion of  Exports "Kyrgyz Export", where he got acquainted with the main areas  of its activities.

At a meeting with the Director of the Center, Urmat Takirov, in the  context of promoting Armenian-Kyrgyz trade and economic cooperation,  issues of interaction between the Embassy and "Kyrgyz Export" were  discussed in a constructive manner in the interests of providing  practical assistance to economic entities of the two countries in  establishing long-term partnerships, as well as in terms of  developing optimal chains of mutual supplies of goods and services.

We add that the "Center for the Development and Promotion of Exports  "Kyrgyz Export" under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the  Kyrgyz Republic was established in 2023 in order to improve the  quality and efficiency of the functions of export development and  promotion, growth of export potential and competitiveness of domestic  producers.