Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has underscored the significance of establishing direct air and road connectivity between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan to promote business and people-to-people exchanges.

He was talking to Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan  Aibek Artykbaev on the sidelines of OIC ministerial conference in Islamabad. 

The two sides exchanged views on issues of bilateral importance and regional situation.        

They stressed on enhancing high-level exchanges between the two countries to further deepen bilateral cooperation in all areas.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi laid emphasis on timely completion of CASA 1000 power transmission project.

The Foreign Minister highlighted the looming food and economic crisis in Afghanistan and underlined that potential humanitarian tragedy can only be averted through collective support and assistance from the international community.