Malaysian PM’s visit to Kyrgyzstan will leave bright mark in history of cooperation and friendship between two countries - Sadyr Zhaparov

Bishkek, May 15, 2024. /Kabar/. Negotiations between President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov and Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim took place as part of his official visit to the country.

The leaders of the countries discussed current directions and prospects for bilateral cooperation, measures to build up and interact in all areas of mutual interest.

During the negotiations, Zhaparov noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia have been supporting each other and continue to deepen cooperation. “In this regard, I would like to emphasize the most important thing - there are no political contradictions between Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia,” said the head of Kyrgyzstan.

President Zhaparov emphasized that today Kyrgyzstan has achieved significant success thanks to decisive reforms and is implementing social, economic and political changes. In connection with this, he expressed interest in the arrival of Malaysian business in Kyrgyzstan.

“I propose to consider the possibility of creating investment zones by attracting large Malaysian enterprises to the free economic zones operating in Kyrgyzstan. There are many opportunities for cooperation in the trade and economic sphere,” noted the President of Kyrgyzstan.

He also proposed developing tourism between the two countries. “In our country, Malaysian travelers may be interested in both mountain and ecological, ethnocultural and historical tourism,” he said.

In addition, the Kyrgyz president expressed his readiness to unilaterally provide Malaysian airlines with the fifth degree of freedom of air, which will allow the use of international airports in Kyrgyzstan as a transit point for flights to European countries.

Zhaparov expressed confidence that the visit of the Prime Minister of Malaysia to Kyrgyzstan will make a great contribution to cooperation between the two countries and bring bilateral interaction to a new qualitative level

As a result of the negotiations, Zhaparov and Ibrahim signed a “Joint Statement on the comprehensive enhancement of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia.” This document will serve as a “road map” for the further development of Kyrgyz-Malaysian relations.