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Saturday 5 September 2015 - 12:38
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Iran, Kyrgyzstan presidents discuss regional, int'l developments

Iran, Kyrgyzstan presidents discuss regional, int
Tehran, Sept 5, IRNA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev, discussed the most important regional and international developments here on Saturday.

The presidents of the two countries also discussed the ways for reinforcing mutual cooperation.
The two sides also called for utilizing the untapped potentials in political, economic and cultural arenas.
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.
He is also to sign a number of memoranda of understanding (MOUs).
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 Irans President, Rouhani visited Bishkek in 2013, capital of Kyrgyzstan, to participate in Shanghai Cooperation Conference.
According to the latest statistics, the Iran-Kyrgyzstan trade balance stands at about 50 million dollars, which is scheduled to rise to 2.5 billion in near future.

By IRNA
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