Bishkek, Nov. 1, 2021 / Kabar /. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov met today in Glasgow (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) with President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Muhammad bin Suleiman Al-Jassir.
The issues of cooperation and partnership between Kyrgyzstan and the IDB in the period of post-pandemic recovery and in the context of climate change were discussed, the press service of the head of state reported.
President Zhaparov noted that in recent years, the most acute problems are intense melting of glaciers, depletion of water resources, drought, reduced agricultural productivity, increased risk of natural disasters, transport emissions, etc.
The president noted that Kyrgyzstan supports the Paris Agreement by accepting the nationally established contribution until 2030.
Sadyr Zhaparov expressed readiness to support the expansion of cooperation with the IDB in the field of agriculture and forestry, water resources and small-scale energy, energy infrastructure modernization projects in order to reduce emissions
At the same time, the head of state proposed after Glasgow to intensify cooperation in a bilateral format and within multilateral mechanisms, such as the Green Climate Fund and the Climate Investment Fund, to implement the national investment and climate investment programs.
Sadyr Zhaparov noted that in order to achieve carbon neutrality in Kyrgyzstan, the construction of hydroelectric power plants, including small ones, has begun, expressed interest in cooperation in this direction.
Muhammad bin Suleiman Al-Jassir noted the high level of cooperation between the IDB and Kyrgyzstan.
The IDB president expressed his readiness to further expand the areas of bilateral cooperation, as well as to strengthen and deepen bilateral relations, adding that the IDB will send its experts to meet with experts from the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan to discuss joint projects.
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