The Prime Minister, Alikhan Smailov, held a bilateral meeting with Akylbek Japarov, the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration, as part of his working visit to Cholpon-Ata.

At the beginning of the meeting, Alikhan Smailov expressed his condolences for the recent tragic deaths of Kyrgyz citizens in a car crash in Ulyanovsk region of the Russian Federation.

"I share your sorrow at this difficult moment and wish a quick recovery to the victims. On behalf of the Government of Kazakhstan and on my own behalf, I express condolences to the families who lost their loved ones, as well as to the fraternal Kyrgyz people," the Prime Minister said.

The Head of Government stressed that the Kyrgyz Republic is a fraternal state, as well as one of the main political and economic partners of Kazakhstan in the region.

"An effective interaction has been established between our countries across the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation," Alikhan Smailov noted.

The Prime Minister mentioned that during the meetings of the two Heads of State in March and May of this year, the directions of further bilateral strategic partnership were defined.

"Our main goal is the full implementation of the goals set by the Heads of State, and further strengthening of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz cooperation. Particularly, the increase in the mutual trade volume up to 2 billion dollars," Alikhan Smailov emphasized.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the construction of a joint industrial trade and logistics complex, as well as the cooperation in the field of environmental protection, water and energy, etc.