Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan agree action plan to lift bilateral trade to $200 million

Pakistan's prime minister and the president of Kyrgyzstan met in Bishkek and issued a joint statement instructing their governments to develop and implement a comprehensive Action Plan. The central objective is to raise bilateral trade turnover to $200 million and move economic ties to a "qualitatively new" level.

The Action Plan is meant to cover trade facilitation, joint investment, industrial cooperation and expanded business activity. It also calls for strengthening the Kyrgyz‑Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation and improving coordination among government bodies, financial institutions and business communities.

Sectoral cooperation and commercial measures

The two sides agreed to deepen cooperation in mining and processing industries, agriculture and food, textiles and light industries, pharmaceuticals, the halal industry and digital technologies. The statement highlights plans for joint ventures, local production, technology exchange and mutually beneficial investment projects.

Leaders welcomed a signed transit trade agreement designed to open new opportunities for regional integration, increase mutual trade volumes and optimize logistics routes. The agreement, together with a commitment to simplify transport, customs and administrative procedures, is intended to ease freight movement and support multimodal links. Pakistan's seaports were specifically identified as a means to expand Kyrgyzstan's transit and foreign‑trade options.

The parties noted an agreement between Kyrgyz Post and Pakistan Post to support postal services and e‑commerce. They also established a Kyrgyz‑Pakistan Joint Working Group on Tourism to increase tourist flows and explore practical tourism cooperation.

Energy, finance and technology cooperation

A Joint Working Group on Energy will develop cooperation in electricity, hydropower, renewable energy, energy infrastructure and related technologies. The leaders reaffirmed the importance of timely implementation of the CASA‑1000 project.

On finance and digital assets, the countries welcomed a memorandum on virtual assets and blockchain technologies aimed at supporting financial‑market integration, a secure digital‑asset ecosystem and cross‑border investment. They also expressed interest in linking Kyrgyzstan's Tamchy Special Financial International Territory with Pakistani banks, funds and financial institutions.

Agreements covering scientific and technological cooperation, education, medical education and research were welcomed. The statement said these provide a legal and institutional framework for academic mobility and training specialists.

Both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation against terrorism, extremism, transnational organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking, illegal migration and cybercrime. They signed agreements on extradition, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and cooperation against illicit drug trafficking, which the statement said would raise law‑enforcement collaboration to a new level. Defence cooperation was also reaffirmed.

Institutional and business linkages

Commerce and Industry signed an agreement. The joint statement also emphasized the role of the Kyrgyz‑Pakistan Joint Business Council in promoting trade and investment.

Next steps and implementation focus

The primary next step is for competent authorities to prepare and start implementing the comprehensive Action Plan that specifies measures to achieve the $200 million trade target, streamline logistics and launch joint projects across the sectors cited in the joint statement.