Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov, on the sidelines of SCO meeting.

The Prime Minister thanked Kyrgyz Republic's positive and active participation in the SCO meeting and appreciated Kyrgyzstan's support extended to Pakistan as the SCO Chair.

Shehbaz Sharif also recalled the warm and brotherly ties between the two countries and expressed satisfaction over the positive trajectory of the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan.

He conveyed Pakistan's strong desire to further strengthen cooperation with Kyrgyzstan and  stressed the need to enhance new avenues of collaboration in the areas of trade, investment, people-to-people contacts and regional connectivity.

Akylbek Japarov congratulated the Prime Minister on the successful organization of the SCO meeting, as well as the excellent arrangements made for the visiting delegations.

He thanked Pakistan for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him and the accompanying delegation.

The Kyrgyz leader reciprocated his country's strong desire to continue working with Pakistan for enhancing bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual benefit for the two countries.