Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov and reaffirmed Islamabad’s commitment to strengthening ties between the two countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) said on Thursday.
Zhaparov arrived in Islamabad yesterday on a two-day maiden visit to Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on X that the visit was the first by a Kyrgyz president in 20 years.
Today, the FO said in a post on X that Dar visited President Zhaparov and welcomed his delegation to Pakistan.
He added that Dar conveyed the “warm greetings” of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz.
“He reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment, at the highest political level, to further strengthen relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan in all areas of mutual interest,” the FO added.
Dar also briefed Zhaparov on his planned engagements with Pakistani leaders, interactions with the business communities of both countries and discussions aimed at promoting broad-based bilateral cooperation.
Dar also welcomed Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev at the FO yesterday, where the two held “important consultations on areas of mutual interest.”
During the visit, both sides are expected to sign a series of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on trade, investment, IT, natural resources and defence, a source in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Sunrise On Wednesday.
Pakistan and the Kyrgyz Republic share long-standing relations, based on deep-rooted cultural, historical and spiritual affinities.
The two countries agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and digital finance in August.
In July, they reaffirmed an agreement to increase bilateral trade to $100 million at a session of their intergovernmental commission.
In addition to bilateral relations, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizationa 10-nation Eurasian political and security group whose other members include China, Russia, India and Iran.
