Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov received on Monday External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who arrived in the republic for an official visit.
The sides exchanged views on the development of Kyrgyz-Indian cooperation in all spheres of interest including trade and economic, military defense, cultural, humanitarian and educational spheres, the press service of the Kyrgyz president reported.
Sadyr Zhaparov noted the growth of bilateral trade observed in recent years, adding that India is one of the main suppliers of pharmaceutical products to Kyrgyzstan and plays an important role in providing textile industry, medical tourism and other industries.
The Kyrgyz president said the republic is interested in further developing cooperation with India in the field of direct investment in energy, processing industry, agriculture, medicine and tourism.
He also touched on security and military cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and India, which effectively develops in bilateral and multilateral formats.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar conveyed best wishes from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited Sadyr Zhaparov to visit India.
The Indian external minister stressed the determination to intensify and develop bilateral cooperation and willingness to focus on investment projects in the areas of digitalization, health and tourism.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar noted that during his official visit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and the Government of India on grant assistance from India for the implementation of rapid impact projects aimed at community development.
The minister also supported the Kyrgyz president’s proposals to promote cooperation in a number of sectors, particularly in the field of medical tourism, security and military-defense cooperation.
At the end of the meeting, Sadyr Zhaparov once again stressed intentions of the Kyrgyz side to have an active friendly and trusting dialogue with India on all issues on the joint agenda.
Source: Kyrgyz National News Agency