Heads of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic Sign 7 Cooperative Documents

On April 19, the press service of Akorda announced the signing of seven documents following bilateral negotiations between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, QazMonitor reports.

The heads of state signed the following documents in Astana:

1. Agreement on deepening and expanding allied relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic;

2. Decision of the sixth meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic;
   

3. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic on the promotion and mutual security of investments;
   

4. Protocol on amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic on checkpoints across the state border dated December 25, 2003;
   

5. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Agency for the Protection of Personal Data under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic;
   

6. Memorandum of understanding and cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Agency for Architecture, Construction and Housing and Communal Services under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic;
   

7. Action plan (Roadmap) for the development of automobile checkpoints on the Kazakh–Kyrgyz border for 2024-2027.
   

Following the results of bilateral negotiations and a meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the president of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov made a joint statement at a briefing for media representatives.

"We have reached a consensus that there should be no unresolved issues between our countries. Special attention should be given to strengthening trade and economic ties. Kazakhstan is one of Kyrgyzstan's key partners in trade and investment. Last year, mutual trade turnover reached $1.5 billion. During the negotiations, we expressed our interest in increasing this figure to $2 billion. Overall, there are ample opportunities to significantly boost mutual trade turnover in a short time frame. We are prepared to export industrial and other goods. Kazakhstan can already increase exports to Kyrgyzstan across 195 commodity items, totaling $260 million,"