Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan to map out next steps in bilateral ties
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host his Kyrgyz counterpart, Jeenbek Kulubayev, in Ankara on July 1 for the seventh meeting of a strategic planning group, with the two sides set to discuss expanding ties, regional developments and preparations for upcoming high-level visits.
According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Fidan and Kulubayev will hold one-on-one and delegation-level meetings covering political relations, trade, investment, energy, transportation, defense industries, education and cultural cooperation.
The ministers are also expected to review preparations for planned high-level visits and summits while discussing steps toward achieving the shared target of increasing annual bilateral trade to $5 billion, a goal set by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov.
The talks will emphasize strengthening cooperation through multilateral platforms, particularly the Organization of Turkic States, and reaffirm the importance of developing connectivity and logistics infrastructure, including the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor.
