A meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Chingiz Aidarbekov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Didier Reinders took place in Brussels on Tuesday, Trend reports referring to kabar.kg.
During the meeting, the sides discussed topical issues on the bilateral agenda, organization of reciprocal visits, trade and economic cooperation, as well as cultural and humanitarian interaction, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
For the purposes of studying the possibilities of investment and development of economic cooperation, the Belgian side informed about its intention to send a group of businessmen from three regions of Belgium to Kyrgyzstan in 2019.
Aidarbekov, speaking on the planned establishment of a Council on Economic Diplomacy by the foreign affairs ministry, expressed hope for the further development of the full range of bilateral relations between the countries, as well as within the EU and other international institutions, and expressed readiness to organize a business forum with the participation of the business circles of the two countries.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic informed the Belgian side about the results of the 16th meeting of Kyrgyzstan-EU Cooperation Council, which took place in Brussels on 10 December 2018, noting is productivity and effectiveness.
The sides also exchanged views on topical issues of regional and international policy.