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President Sadyr Japarov receives Ambassador of Pakistan Hasan Ali Zaigham

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan Hasan Ali Zaigham on the occasion of presenting his credentials. Press service of the head of state reported.Sadyr Japarov congratulated the Am…

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan Hasan Ali Zaigham on the occasion of presenting his credentials. Press service of the head of state reported.

Sadyr Japarov congratulated the Ambassador on the official start of the mission and wished him success in his diplomatic activities. He congratulated the people of Pakistan on the holy month of Ramadan. At the same time, he expressed his condolences to the families and relatives of those killed on March 21 as a result of a strong earthquake in Pakistan.

The President noted that the Kyrgyz side attaches great importance to trade and economic relations with Pakistan and is interested in increasing trade.

In particular, Kyrgyzstan supports increase in the export of agricultural products of Kyrgyz farmers, promotion of investment and tourism cooperation.

Sadyr Japarov proposed to strengthen scientific partnership between higher educational institutions of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan and launch a student exchange program.

Hasan Ali Zaigham noted that Pakistan is experiencing global climate change and the impact of natural disasters on the republic.

He stressed that the Pakistani side hopes for the support of Kyrgyzstan in activities aimed at prevention of natural disasters.

The diplomat explained that bilateral relations between Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan are consistently strengthened by fruitful cooperation in many areas. Trade and economic cooperation and partnership in the field of tourism have great potential, he said.

Hasan Ali Zaigham proposed to continue work on launching direct flights from Lahore and Islamabad to Bishkek, which would have a positive impact on the growth of tourist flow and create favorable conditions for business. As for investment cooperation, he said that Pakistan’s companies were interested in establishing joint ventures in Kyrgyzstan, particularly in the field of pharmaceuticals.

Sadyr Japarov sent an invitation to the President of Pakistan to visit Kyrgyzstan at any time convenient for him and instructed to speed up the work on launching direct flights between the two countries.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

Last modified: March 28, 2023