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Kyrgyz president to visit Turkey next week

Anadolu Agency TÜRKIYE
Published April 06,2018
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Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov

Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov will pay an official visit to Turkey next week, according to a Kyrgyz official on Friday.

In a press meeting, Daniyar Sidikov, head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Kyrgyz Presidential Administration, said Jeenbekov's visit is scheduled for April 9-10.

During his first official visit to Turkey, Jeenbekov will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as well as Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman.

"Turkey is a good friend and a reliable partner for Kyrgyzstan," Sidikov said, and added the visit means that Kyrgyzstan is ready to "deepen" and "expand" bilateral relations and aims "to establish a higher political dialogue."

As part of the visit, the two countries will also ink a cooperation protocol in media and information, as well as agreements in agriculture, culture, sports and social security.