Bishkek: Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met Kyrgyzstan President Sadir Zhaparov on Wednesday and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in banking, defense and energy sectors. Earlier, Jaishankar was warmly welcomed when he arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. During this, Jaishankar will meet the leadership of Kyrgyzstan and participate in a conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Jaishankar posted on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), “Pleased to meet the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Zhaparov. Gave him personal greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Discussed cooperation in banking, energy, health and pharma, defence, agriculture and investment. Jaishankar expressed India’s support to Kyrgyzstan for the successful chairmanship of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO member countries.
Kyrgyzstan is hosting the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO member states as the current chair of the group. Jaishankar also met his Kyrgyzstan counterpart Jeenbek Kulubaev and discussed many issues with him. He wrote on ‘X’, ‘It was good to see my old friend Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev in Bishkek. Talked about strengthening India-Kyrgyzstan cooperation in the fields of trade and economy, development projects, health and education. Also exchanged views on Afghanistan, West Asia and connectivity.
Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the SCO Heads of Government meeting. He said, “Look forward to meaningful exchanges in the SCO, meeting the Kyrgyzstan leadership and taking forward our bilateral agenda.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also attended the SCO meeting in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Hope to attend.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Jaishankar will also meet his counterparts from other SCO member countries as well as the top leadership of Kyrgyzstan. The SCO group includes China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Established in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO is an intergovernmental organization.
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