PM Shehbaz says Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan eye expanding bilateral trade to $200m

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that he and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov had held talks focused on economic cooperation and agreed that “our economic partnership must now move to a more practical and result-oriented stage”. “To this end, we will be working on a comprehensive plan of practical measures aimed at gradually increasing bilateral trade to $200 million, improving trade mechanisms, promoting joint investment projects, strengthening industrial cooperation and expanding direct business-to-business contacts,” he said, addressing the media alongside President Zhaparov in Bishkek after the two countries signed multiple memoranda of understanding. Following the signing of the MoUs, PM Shehbaz addressed a press briefing alongside President Zhaparov, thanking him and the government and people of Kyrgyzstan for a “warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to me and my delegation”. He further congratulated the people of Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the people of Pakistan on their independence day. PM Shehbaz also extended felicitations to Kyrgyzstan for hosting the sixth World Nomad Games, on its election as a non-permanent of the United Nations Security Council for 2027-28 and on its successful chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2025–2026. “We are also very happy that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and his team worked tirelessly for your election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council,” he said, adding that it was “heartening to witness Kyrgyzstan’s remarkable progress and development under your (President Zhaparov) energetic leadership”. Kyrgyzstan had made “impressive economic gains and taken meaningful steps to translate this progress into an improved quality of life through expanded public services and targeted support for vulnerable communities”, he added. More to follow

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