Bishkek, April 11, 2025. /Kabar/. An agreement was reached with the Kaz Fruit company to increase the export of fruits and vegetables from the Kyrgyz Republic to the Mangistau regionof Kazakhstan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan said that such an agreement was reached during the visit of Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic Dastan Duyshekeyev to the Mangistau region.
The opening ceremony of the year "Aktau - the cultural capital of the Turkic world" was held in the city of Aktau on April 5, 2025, in which Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Kazakhstan Dastan Dyushkeyev took part at the invitation of the Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva and Akim of the Mangistau region Nurdaulet Kilybay.
As part of the ceremony, the Kyrgyz ambassador held a number of meaningful meetings aimed at strengthening Kyrgyz-Kazakh cooperation in the cultural, information and economic spheres. He took part in the negotiations between Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic Mirbek Mambetaliev and Aida Balayeva, during which they discussed issues of preparation for the Second Central Asian Media Forum, the implementation of joint projects in the field of culture and interaction in the information sphere. Mambetaliev and Duyshkeyev also met with Secretary General of TURKSOY Sultan Rayev, where they discussed initiatives to translate the works of the outstanding Kyrgyz poet Alykul Osmonov into Kazakh, as well as holding anniversary events in Aktau dedicated to the Kyrgyz composer Atai Ogonbaev. In addition, during the visit, the ambassador met with representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora in the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, where he presented the doctrine "National Spirit - World Heights", and also spoke about the founders of the current Kyrgyz statehood - Abdykerim Sydykov, Imanaly Aidarbekov, Zhusup Abdrakhmanov, Abdykadyr Orozbekov and Ishenaly Arabaev, and also answered questions of interest to compatriots and discussed current issues related to the life and work of Kyrgyzstanis in the Mangistau region.
As part of regional cooperation, he met with the akim of the region Nurdaulet Kilybai. The parties considered the prospects for cooperation with the Issyk-Kul and Osh regions of Kyrgyzstan, and discussed the promotion of Kyrgyz agricultural products and the Alayku brand in the local market. Concluding his working visit, the ambassador visited the wholesale distribution center in Aktau, where he became familiar with the logistics conditions for deliveries of products from Kyrgyzstan. Following the visit, an agreement was reached with the Kaz Fruit company on expanding the import of fruits and vegetables from Kyrgyzstan to the Mangistau region.