Kyrgyzstan and Armenia sign 10 documents in Irevan, including a 2027–2029 cooperation roadmap

During Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov's official visit to Armenia, the two countries signed a series of bilateral documents in Irevan on 17 October. The visit took place at the invitation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Japarov returned to Bishkek on 17 October.

The package includes a joint statement by Japarov and Pashinyan, a cooperation roadmap for 2027–2029, an intergovernmental agreement on the travel and movement of citizens, an education agreement and an education-and-science memorandum, a pension cooperation agreement, and memoranda on personal data protection and between the two national academies of sciences.

The cities of Bishkek and Irevan also signed an agreement to establish sister-city relations. Among the documents is a memorandum of understanding between Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision and Armenia's Ministry of Environmental Protection on preserving Lake Issyk-Kul and Lake Sevan.

Japarov said the document on the lakes strengthens the legal basis for bilateral cooperation and opens new opportunities for joint work. He added that the visit would give fresh momentum to relations between the two countries.