At the Seventh Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Heads of State in Tashkent, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov highlighted positive trends in bilateral and regional economic cooperation, according to Economist.kg.
Japarov emphasized that foreign direct investment (FDI) from Central Asian countries into Kyrgyzstan rose by 15% in 2024, reaching $135 million. Over the past three years, trade turnover with the region has grown by 28%. In January–August 2025 alone, it amounted to $1.7 billion—an increase of 14% compared to the same period in 2024.
To further deepen integration, President Japarov proposed focusing on three priority areas:
- Removing trade barriers and harmonizing technical regulations and standards;
- Establishing joint production facilities, developing processing industries, and building industrial clusters;
- Digitalizing trade through e-commerce expansion and launching cross-border digital platforms.
Japarov placed special emphasis on transport infrastructure, calling the construction of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway a “strategic breakthrough” that will significantly shorten logistics routes to Asian and European markets. He described the Zangezur Corridor—linking Azerbaijan to Turkey along Armenia’s border—as the logical extension of this corridor.
To streamline transit procedures, the Kyrgyz leader proposed developing a unified digital tool: the “Digital Transit Corridor” platform, enabling real-time customs data exchange and single-window document processing.
Additionally, Japarov reaffirmed Kyrgyzstan’s readiness to expand energy cooperation, including joint hydropower plant construction, and urged regional partners to adopt a rational and mutually beneficial approach to managing shared natural resources.
Centralasianlight.org
November 17, 2025