India’s new ties with Central Asian region, India and Kyrgyzstan expands the cooperation

New Delhi, Jan 29: India is expanding her ties with the world. Today External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj welcomed Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Republic Aidarbekov Chingiz Azamotovich on his first visit to India.

 

The foreign minister of Kyrgyz Republic, Azamatovich is on an official five-day visit to India from January 27.

On Tuesday, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Azamatovic led delegation level talks. In this detailed discussion, both parties deliberated on expanding cooperation in trade, investment, connectivity, capacity building development assistance, and people-to-people ties. In this delegation talks, both parties fruitfully discussed and agreed on improving our relations in Trade and Investment, Tourism, Education and Agriculture sectors.

 

India and Kyrgyzstan relationship. Deep-rooted in history and marked by continuous exchanges of people, ideas, tradition, and culture.

Yesterday, Azamatovich called on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and discussed boosting bilateral trade and investment between the two countries.

India and Kazakhstan have developed close collaboration in fighting religious terrorism extremism, as well as in promoting regional security. A joint memorandum signed in December 2002 enabled joint projects such as training military officers, developing joint military-industrial projects and establishing a partnership between the defense industries of India and Kazakhstan. India has also provided support and emerged as a partner in Kazakhstan's bid to develop a naval fleet in the Caspian Sea, despite opposition from Kazakhstan's northern neighbor, Russia. The Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited India in January 2009 and a civil nuclear pact was made with India under which the uranium-rich Central Asian country will supply fuel to atomic plants in India.

The two countries held the Prabal Dostyk joint military exercises in Kazakhstan in 2016 and the Himachal Pradesh region in 2017.