14:54, 08 декабря 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
Diplomatic relations have been established between Kyrgyzstan and the Kingdom of Tonga. Press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry reported.
A joint communiqué was signed in New York by the Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the UN, Aida Kasymalieva, and her colleague from Tonga Viliami Vainga Tone.
«The joint communiqué notes that the parties have established diplomatic relations guided by the principles and objectives of the UN Charter and international law, in particular respect and strengthening of international peace and security, equality between states, due respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state, independence, compliance with international treaties and non-interference in the internal affairs of states,» the statement says.
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom in the South Pacific, comprising over 170 islands, many of which are uninhabited. Most of the islands are famous for their white sand beaches fringed with coral reefs and surrounded by rainforests.