Commerce Minister, Suresh Prabhu and Mr. KosmosbekCholponbaev, Minister of Health, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic Exchanging protocol on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation

The 9th Session of the India-Kyrgyz Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation (IK-IGC) was held on 15-16 November, 2018 in New Delhi and concluded with signing of Protocol. The IK-IGC was co-chaired by The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, and Mr. Kosmosbek Cholponbaev, Minister of Health, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

India and Kyrgyzstan have identified potential sectors where both sides may engage in areas like healthcare and pharmaceutical, environmental and technical safety, agriculture, information, tourism and culture, textiles and clothing, banking, labor and social development, mines and standards, metrology and certification sector.

Both sides agreed to hold business to business forums between Kyrgyz and Indian companies as well as the exchange of business and commercial information and search for partners.

Kyrgyz side proposed to consider the creation of joint food and food processing ventures for agriculture and meat product for export to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) markets. It requested India to assist in incubation methods and breeding of fresh water fish, fish disease prophylactic treatment, primary processing and storage of fish and fish products, creation of electronic data base for the pastures, monitoring, assessment and conducting of remote sensing of mountainous pastures including geo-information system.

The parties agreed to hold the tenth meeting of the Kyrgyz-Indian inter-governmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.

Intergovernmental cooperation advances trade and technical collaboration through a signed protocol enabling sectoral partnerships and business forums. The ninth India-Kyrgyz inter governmental commission signed a protocol to advance bilateral cooperation across sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, environment, IT, tourism, textiles, banking and standards, and agreed to promote business to business forums and exchange commercial information. Kyrgyzstan sought Indian assistance for joint food and food processing ventures for export, aquaculture breeding and disease prevention, fish processing and storage, and the development of an electronic pasture database with remote sensing and geo information support. The parties agreed to hold the next commission session in Bishkek to follow up on implementation.