As part of his working trip to XUAR, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Bakyt Torobaev met with Ma Xinghui, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, in Urumqi. They discussed the implementation of agreements reached by the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and China, including the goal to increase trade turnover to $45 billion by 2030.

The Chinese side will provide Kyrgyzstan with a grant of $41.4 million, which is planned to be used for the construction of the Bedel checkpoint. They also discussed accelerating the modernisation of the Torugart and Irkeshtam checkpoints and the development of the Barskoon-Bedel-Uchturfan-Aksu road.

The parties confirmed the intention to open flights ‘Urumqi-Osh’ and ‘Kashgar-Osh’, which will strengthen economic and tourist co-operation. Following the meeting, the parties agreed to create a working mechanism for the prompt implementation of the agreements reached.