OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO MALAYSIA 24-25 JUNE 2025
OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO MALAYSIA
24-25 JUNE 2025
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov will undertake an official visit to Malaysia from 24 to 25 June 2025. This marks President Zhaparov’s first visit to Malaysia since assuming office in January 2021. The visit is to reciprocate the official visit by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim to the Kyrgyz Republic in May 2024. The President will be accompanied by several Cabinet Ministers, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Zheenbek Kulubaev and senior government officials.
President Zhaparov will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya on 25 June 2025, followed by a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, where both leaders are expected to deliberate on strengthening bilateral cooperation, including trade and investment, renewable energy and green energy, halal industry, agricommodity, tourism, education, as well as capacity-building assistance through the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP). The two leaders will also exchange views on regional and international developments of mutual interest.
Both Leaders will witness the exchange of several Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in the field of tourism, digital transformation and cybersecurity, higher education, health, trade promotion, economic cooperation as well as scientific and research cooperation, and Exchange of Notes in the fields of youth and training for diplomats, as well as Letter of Intent on legal cooperation.
In honour of President Zhaparov and his delegation, the Prime Minister will host an official luncheon at the Seri Perdana Complex. President Zhaparov will also undertake a brief tour of Parlimen Malaysia.
In 2024, the Kyrgyz Republic was Malaysia’s 4th largest trading partner among the Central Asian countries, with total bilateral trade of RM40 million (USD8.74 million). Malaysia’s primary exports to the Kyrgyz Republic include electrical and electronic products, palm oil, palm oil-based agricultural products and machinery, equipment and parts, while key imports from the Kyrgyz Republic consist of chemicals and chemical products, electrical and electronic products and processed foods.
The visit underscores the cordial relations between Malaysia and the Kyrgyz Republic, founded on mutual respect and close cooperation since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992.
PUTRAJAYA
23 June 2025