Iran and Kyrgyzstan signed eight Memorandums of Understanding with the presence of two countries' presidents in the cultural and Historical Complex of Saadabad on Saturday.
Iranian and Kyrgyz officials signed various MoUs in fields of agriculture, extradition of prisoners, energy, transportation, media as well as consular, trade and diplomatic affairs.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev, discussed the most important regional and international developments here on Saturday.
Atambayev arrived in Tehran on Friday evening at the official invitation of President Rouhani at the top of a high ranking political-economic delegation aimed at evermore expansion of relations with Iran.
During his three-day stay here, Atambayev is scheduled to meet with a number of Iranian officials to explore ways to expand bilateral political, economic and cultural cooperation.
Among the major issues to be discussed between the two presidents is the construction of an infra-structure railway which will connect Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to China.
As his first foreign visit as Iran’s President, Rouhani visited Bishkek in 2013, capital of Kyrgyzstan, to participate in Shanghai Cooperation Conference.
According to the latest statistics, Iran-Kyrgyzstan trade balance stands at about 50 million dollars, which is scheduled to rise to 2.5 billion in near future.
