President in a meeting with the new Kyrgyz ambassador: Tehran, Bishkek have good potential for deepening cooperation

Speaking on Monday morning after receiving the credentials of the new Kyrgyz ambassador to Tehran, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said, "Considering the two countries' membership in various regional organisations, including ECO and Shanghai, there are good grounds for bilateral cooperation in trade and transit."

The President stressed, "The current level of trade and economic relations between the two countries is not favourable and the level of bilateral cooperation should be improved by using the existing capacities".
Ayatollah Raisi said that the two countries could design a new programme to improve relations, adding, "Constructive cooperation between Iran and Kyrgyzstan can improve the level of interaction in regional and international organisations”.
Kyrgyzstan's new ambassador to Tehran, also congratulated Iran on the start of the process of permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, saying, "Iran's presence as a main member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation can pave the way for further development of Tehran-Bishkek relations”.
He described trade relations, joint ventures and transit as the most important capacities available for expanding the interactions between the two countries and said, "The 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations is a good opportunity to design solutions for expanding the field of relations between the two countries in various fields".