Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov met with representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora in Italy as part of his working visit to Naples, the press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported, Trend reports referring to kabar.kg.
This meeting has been held in Naples at the level of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic for the first time.
Expressing his gratitude to compatriots who arrived for the meeting with the diaspora from all the regions of Italy, the Minister spoke about the current state of bilateral Kyrgyz-Italian relations and the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to activate them.
Representatives of the diaspora were able to address their issues to Aidarbekov, and also spoke about their initiatives aimed at protecting the rights of compatriots. In addition, representatives of the diaspora provided some insight to the Minister into the activities of their social associations.
Having listened to the wishes of the diaspora, the Foreign Minister answered the questions voiced and assured that all the questions raised would be taken under control. In this context, he also informed about the recent establishment of the Council for Relations with Compatriots under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Minister stressed that the main goal of the Council is to strengthen interaction and ensure effective cooperation between the state and its citizens on the issues of support and protection of the rights and interests of compatriots abroad.
On the same day, Chingiz Aidarbekov met with representatives of the administration of the city of Naples and discussed with them ways of solving the problematic issues of his compatriots.
In addition, Aidarbekov informed compatriots about his meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Italian Foreign Minister Milanesi, where the sides discussed support for compatriots living in the country.