On February 13, the first meeting of the Kyrgyz-British Strategic Dialogue was held in London, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Meder Abakirov and the UK Minister of State for Europe and Central Asia Stephen Doughty, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported.
During the meeting, delegations discussed key areas of cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the United Kingdom in politics, security, trade, investment, finance, energy, sustainable development, culture, education and tourism.
Deputy Minister Abakirov emphasized the importance of launching the Strategic Dialogue as a new platform for deepening bilateral cooperation. The positive dynamics of political and economic contacts between the two countries, which create favorable conditions for further expanding the Kyrgyz-British partnership, was noted as well.
The meeting paid special attention to the issues of expanding trade and investment cooperation, attracting British investors to the Kyrgyz Republic and increasing the volume of Kyrgyz exports to the UK; enhancing educational and scientific exchanges, including scholarship programs and projects on the digitalization of education; and joint initiatives in “green economy,” climate change, and sustainable development.
The Kyrgyz-British Strategic Dialogue is an institutional mechanism for bilateral cooperation aimed at deepening political and economic engagement. The meetings of the Strategic Dialogue are planned to be held on a regular basis.
