Bishkek hosts meeting of Kyrgyz-Korean commission on economic cooperation

Bishkek, Aug. 12, 2024. / Kabar/. The 6th meeting of the Intergovernmental Kyrgyz-Korean Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Bishkek under the chairmanship of Minister of Economy Daniyar Amangeldiev.

The Economy Ministry said that the Korean delegation, headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Korea Kim Hee Sang took part in it.

During the meeting, Daniyar Amangeldiev noted that the Republic of Korea is one of the key partners of Kyrgyzstan. He emphasized the importance of friendly and trusting relations between the two countries, as well as successful cooperation in the fields of energy, digitalization, agriculture and forestry, healthcare, land resources, public administration, culture and other important sectors of the economy.

"Today we are on the path to renewing and transforming the economies of our countries, which, among other things, create favorable conditions for joint work on the priorities of economic and investment cooperation, infrastructure development, integration, implementation of innovations and digital technologies, as well as finding new growth points for our cooperation," Daniyar Amangeldiev said.

The participants of the meeting also discussed the possibilities of increasing the volume of bilateral trade, implementing joint projects for the construction of logistics warehouse distribution centers, organizing scientific and technological, educational, technological centers and technology parks, as well as financial and industrial clusters in Kyrgyzstan. The minister expressed interest in further developing cooperation, especially in the field of digitalization and innovation, relying on the best practices of the Republic of Korea.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue active cooperation within the framework of the Intergovernmental Commission, emphasizing the particular relevance of this meeting in the context of high-quality preparation for the upcoming visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov to the Republic of Korea.