Japarov: UAE - main partner of Kyrgyzstan in Middle East

The UAE is the main trading partner of Kyrgyzstan in the Middle East and the Gulf region, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov said, Report informs citing the Kyrgyz media.

As part of his visit to the UAE, he met with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The UAE president expressed confidence that his visit would be fruitful and successful, and the signing of a number of bilateral documents would help strengthen relations between the countries in all areas of mutually beneficial cooperation.

He expressed interest in cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, offering to intensify joint work to increase the volume of trade, adding that this would also be facilitated by the documents to be signed during the visit.

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan noted that the two countries have great opportunities in the field of trade and economic cooperation and assured that the Emirati side is ready to increase joint cooperation with Kyrgyzstan.

Japarov stressed that the two countries have no contradictions in the international arena, adding that the UAE is the main trading partner of Kyrgyzstan in the Middle East and the Gulf region.

According to the president, for the eight months the trade turnover amounted to $69 million and stressed that the parties can improve this positive trend in the coming years.

He also noted other positive indicators in trade and economic relations - this year, exports of environmentally friendly meat products and drinking water to the UAE have begun, in the near future it is planned to open direct flights between the cities of Dubai and Osh, and the tourism sector is noticeably developing.

Japarov invited Emirati investors to jointly implement projects to create a regional air hub in Kyrgyzstan, as well as projects in the field of hydropower. He also spoke about the tourism opportunities of Kyrgyzstan.