BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 12. The official visit
of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak
Republic, Juraj Blanár, to Kyrgyzstan is expected in April 2025,
Slovakia’s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Robert Kirnag, told Trend.
The Ambassador noted that, together with the Slovak Investment
and Trade Development Agency (SARIO), an event will be held in
Bishkek on 26 April 2025 as part of Minister Blanár’s official
visit to Kyrgyzstan. The event will be dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the establishment of the Interhelpo cooperative in
the territory of the former Kyrgyz SSR.
“The event will include a business forum, B2B/B2G meetings, and
matchmaking sessions for Slovak and Kyrgyz companies in the
following sectors: water management, ICT and smart city
technologies, energy (renewable energy sources), environmental
protection, waste management, agriculture, and the food industry.
About 50 representatives from more than 30 Slovak companies will
participate,” said Kirnag.
The Ambassador emphasized that Slovakia is ready to further
develop mutually beneficial cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in all
areas of mutual interest, particularly in trade and the
economy.
“For the eleven months of 2024, the mutual trade balance reached
63 million euro. Slovak exports were worth 60.2 million euro and
grew 5.5 times year-on-year. The main export items were pumps (17.6
percent), followed by motor vehicles (11.8 percent) and centrifuges
(4.3 percent),” he said.
Kirnag noted that imports from Kyrgyzstan fell to 2.8 million
euro, but there is potential to return to previous numbers, at
least. Wood products, glass containers, and furniture accounted for
the largest share of imports from Kyrgyzstan.
