BISHKEK (Satrapia) — The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Ulukbek Maripov met with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a working visit to the country.

The Uzbek President said he was satisfied with the constant strengthening of relations and strategic partnership between the two countries, and with the growing and mutually profitable partnership in all fields. “The constructive dialogue at the level of heads of state of the two brotherly countries has allowed to infuse bilateral relations with concrete practical content and bring them to a qualitatively new level”, said Ulukbek Maripov.

He noted that the meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Bilateral Cooperation at the level of Prime Ministers is an effective mechanism for promoting promising projects in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, transport, logistics and tourism.

Ulukbek Maripov said that Kyrgyzstan was ready to implement joint concrete measures to develop full-fledged and mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have previously agreed on the mutual supply of electricity. The head of the State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev stressed at a press conference that the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan have reached an agreement on all disputed border areas.