14:37, 23 мая 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency
Speaker of the Parliament Chynybay Tursunbekov became the first politician in who visited after an attempted military coup. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic Binali Yildirim.
«After the well-known events in on July 15, 2016, you were the first of the top leadership of , who immediately visited our country. I want to express my gratitude and I am confident that this visit will open a new page in our cooperation," Binali Yildirim said addressing to the Speaker of the Parliament.
Chynybay Tursunbekov stressed that « is interested in an active political dialogue with the .»
» is one of the main trade and investment partners of ," the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament said.
Chynybay Tursunbekov recalled the goal stated in 2013 — to bring the trade turnover between the two countries to $ 1 billion and suggested holding the next (ninth in a row) meeting of the Kyrgyz-Turkish intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.
Chynybay Tursunbekov also announced readiness to hold the next plenary session of the TURKPA in , scheduled for July 2017.
«We are always interested in developing relations with . recognized its independence as one of the first and opened a diplomatic mission there," the Turkish Prime Minister said.
Binali Yildirim, referring to the forthcoming presidential elections in scheduled for autumn 2017, wished good luck in their successful holding.
The parties also discussed the situation around the former international educational project Sebat.
The Turkish Prime Minister admitted that the situation around Sebat had its definite influence on bilateral relations.
He proposed cooperation in a new format, if necessary to use the potential of the state Educational Foundation Maarif.
Chynybay Tursunbekov is in at the invitation of the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly Ismail Kahraman.