Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan vow to strengthen bilateral relation

Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Ambassador Asad Alam Siam and Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kairat Tursunkulov led their respective delegations during the meeting.

Bangladesh delegation also included its Ambassador to Tashkent M Monirul Islam.

At the end of the consultation, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the foreign service academies of Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan was signed.

Another MoU on the Programme of Action during 2026-2027 between the two foreign ministries was signed to strengthen visible and pragmatic outcomes on mutual benefits between the two countries.

During the meeting, both delegations discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan including trade and investment, education and scholarship, employment opportunities and mobility, business-to-business interaction, friendship between parliaments, high-level visits, IT sector and technology transfer, culture, people-to-people contacts, and visa facilitation.

They also discussed and emphasised widening interaction and cooperation in international and regional organisations such as the UN, OIC, and SCO for the mutual benefit of both countries, according to Daily Sun.

Both sides agreed to encourage more private sector interactions and exchanges of business delegations to realise the potential.

They agreed on wider cooperation and partnership in the textile-garment sector and pharma industries, considering the potential both countries have in the sectors. They emphasised the geostrategic location and a market of over 180 million in the Eurasian region and as a gateway to the wider region for deeper and substantial cooperation.

The two countries also emphasised a wider people-to-people bridge, including cooperation in education and sports, exchanges of students, youths, tourists, and cultural troupes and employment opportunities of highly skilled and semi-skilled professional workforce from Bangladesh to Kyrgyzstan in sectors such as garments, pharma, and IT, according to the report.

The Kyrgyzstan delegation mentioned that there is a huge scope for higher education for Bangladeshi students in medical colleges and stressed on a regular and legal pathway for student mobility.

Both Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan agreed to deepen regional and global coordination and to reaffirm the close coordination and mutual support across international platforms, including the UN and OIC.

The foreign secretary sought Kyrgyz support for Bangladesh’s candidature to elections such as the UN Security Council for 2031-2032 and the Human Rights Council for 2028-2030 and issues related to the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh, while the Kyrgyz foreign minister extended his gratitude to Bangladesh for its support during their election as a Non Permanent Member of the UNSC for the term 2027-2028.

They decided to hold the third round of the Foreign Office Consultations in Dhaka on a mutually convenient schedule.