Belarus and Kyrgyzstan

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic were established on January 21, 1993.

In October 2014, September 2016, April 2017 and November 2019, within the framework of the meetings of the integration bodies in Minsk and Bishkek, the working meetings of the Presidents of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan were held.

In November 2017, the President of Kyrgyzstan paid a working visit to Belarus to attend a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council.

In November 2018, June 2020 and May 2021 in Minsk, the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic took part in the meetings of the integration bodies. In March 2017, August 2019 and August 2021, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus took part in the meetings of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council (EIC) in Kyrgyzstan. As part of the EIC meetings in February 2021 in Almaty and in November 2021 in Yerevan, bilateral meetings were held between the Prime Ministers of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan.

The Intergovernmental Belarusian-Kyrgyz Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation was established in 2000. The ninth meeting of the commission was held in February 2020 in Minsk. 

In 2021, trade with the Kyrgyz Republic amounted to 97.1 million dollars, including the Belarusian export – 86.2 million dollars.  

The main Belarusian export commodity items to Kyrgyzstan are specific goods, meat and meat products, medicines, sugar, prepared or canned meat products, insulated wires, fiberboard, cheeses and cottage cheese, carpets. 

Parts and accessories for automobiles and tractors (mainly radiators), machines and mechanisms for cleaning and threshing crops, copper waste and scrap, specific goods, beans, communication equipment and parts for it, rubber hygiene products, dried fruits, mixtures of nuts or dried fruits, pasta, were imported from Kyrgyzstan.

In the Kyrgyz Republic, there are 54 representative offices and distributors of Belarusian enterprises, including the assembly production of MTZ OJSC tractors (opened in November 2016).

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