Kyrgyzstan to Host Senior Officials Meeting for CAREC Program

Kyrgyzstan is set to host an upcoming senior officials meeting for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, according to Lyaziza Sabyrova, Regional Head for Regional Cooperation and Integration at the Asian Development Bank.

The announcement was made during a briefing at the ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting in Milan, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kyrgyz media.

“We have very strong cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Asian Development Bank. In fact, last year we marked the 30th anniversary of partnership. But on the CAREC specifically, a lot of regional events are taking place in the Kyrgyz Republic. Actually, very soon, we have a CAREC senior officials meeting in Issyk-Kul in late June.

Representatives of all 10 CAREC countries are coming there. We will be discussing strategic issues, also investment, regional portfolio, and so on. And also, we are preparing for the ministerial conference this year in second half of November at a very high level,” she said.