Kyrgyz Republic: Jaishankar wishes the people of Kyrgyz Republic on their 31st Independence Day

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday greeted the government and people of the Kyrgyz Republic on their 31st Independence Day.

"Congratulations to Finance Minister Jeenbek Kulubev and the government and people of the Kyrgyz Republic on the 31st anniversary of their independence," Jaishankar said on Twitter. We are confident that our partnership will continue its steady progress.

India and Kyrgyzstan share warm and friendly relations in all fields.

Recently, in June, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi visited Kyrgyzstan and held talks with Foreign Minister Kulubev.

Lekhi took stock of the status and prospects of India-Kyrgyz Republic relations with Foreign Minister Zeinbek Kulubev, tweeted Lekhi. We also had fruitful exchanges of views on contemporary issues of regional and international importance.

Lekhi also had fruitful discussions with Azamat Zamankulov, Minister of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy. The signing of the Cultural Exchange Program for 2022-2026 will further enrich India-Kyrgyz Republic's cultural cooperation, he said.

Earlier this year, India hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in which five Central Asian countries, including Kyrgyzstan, participated.

During the virtual event, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Zaparov said, over the years, due to mutual efforts, our countries have built friendly relations, established strategic partnerships, and developed cooperation in the political, economic, cultural, and humanitarian fields.

Formerly a constituent (union) republic of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan declared its independence on August 31, 1991.

Since the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic on 31 August 1991, India was among the first to establish diplomatic relations in 1992; The Resident Mission of India was established in 1994.

The Kyrgyz Republic supported India in achieving full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and also supported India's bid for a permanent seat in the UNSC.

The two countries share common concerns over the threats of terrorism, extremism, and drug trafficking.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, the two countries have signed several framework agreements including culture, trade, and economic cooperation, civil aviation, investment promotion and protection, avoidance of double taxation, and consular conventions.

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