Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to France Sadyk Sher-Niyaz met with the Director of the Department for Continental Europe of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of France Frederic Mondoloni.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, «taking into account the efforts of France to improve the climate and ecology in the world, the Ambassador was asked to consider the issue of writing off country’s external debt in exchange for projects to preserve the environment and green economy.»
In early January 2023, the President of Kyrgyzstan asked to write off Kyrgyzstan’s external debt in exchange for green projects. One of the first to respond to Sadyr Japarov’s call was the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and Frederic Mondoloni also discussed a wide range of issues of Kyrgyz-French bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Particular attention was paid to the discussion of the current state and prospects for the further development of political, trade, economic, investment and cultural interaction between the two countries. The mutual intention to expand the political dialogue was confirmed through the regular Kyrgyz-French inter-MFA political consultations in May in Bishkek, holding of mutual visits at high and highest levels this year.
The Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to France focused on the need to develop economic, trade, investment relations by establishing a joint Kyrgyz-French intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, concluding agreements in the field of avoiding double taxation and protecting investments, as well as organizing the first business forum of Kyrgyz and French entrepreneurs in 2023 in Paris.
He positively assessed the participation of the French company EDF in the implementation of economic projects in Kyrgyzstan and proposed to step up work in this direction, taking into account the favorable conditions created in the republic for French entrepreneurs and investors.
Attention was paid to the issues of cultural and humanitarian cooperation. The parties noted with satisfaction the start of the work of the Institute of Franco-German Culture in Bishkek.
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz expressed gratitude to the French side for the decision to co-sponsor the Resolution of the UN General Assembly proposed by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic on declaring 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development.
The parties also exchanged views on the current situation in Central Asia and considered the problems of regional security.
