Atambayev met at Rashtrapati Bhavan by Indian President and PM 11:50, 20 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - President of was met today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, official home of the President of India in New Delhi, by Indian President and Prime Minister.

During the meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Atambayev said that current level of bilateral relations is not at the desired level.

He said he hopes for further expansion of cooperation with India.

"I hope that this visit will strengthen our ties," said Atambayev.

Atambayev: 'We have grown on Raj Kapoor's songs' 17:20, 20 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - "We have grown up listening to the songs of Raj Kapoor [known as the greatest showman of Indian cinema]," said the Almazbek Atambayev during the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Dehli today.

"Kyrgyzstanis, especially my generation, still remember the times when we were watching films about the Communist Party or Indian films in the cinemas. Apparently, this is due to some special attitude of our people to the great India," he said.

Ranbir Raj Kapoor was a noted Indian film actor, producer, and director of Hindi cinema

India, Kyrgyzstan eye creation of joint military training center in Kyrgyzstan: Modi 17:10, 20 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - "We started working on [creation] of a joint military training center in Kyrgyzstan," said Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in a meeting with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atmabyev on December 20 in Delhi.

He said the joint anti-terrorist trainings are carried out every year and the next one is scheduled for the first quarter of .

He also said that India and Kyrgyzstan agreed to boost their economic relations, cooperation in tourism, IT, agriculture, energy and mining fields.

President Atambayev presents Manas epic trilogy to Indian PM Modi 17:00, 20 December 2016, 582

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev today during the state visit to India presented Manas epic trilogy to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

The handover ceremony took place at the Hyderabad Palace.

The presented the first edition of the books "Manas", "Semetei" and "Seitek" in Hindi.

The Prime Minister, in turn, handed over the first edition of the poem "Colors of the Life" in Kyrgyz language to the President.

Launching of Kyrgyz-Indian development fund under consideration: Atambayev 16:49, 20 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - Launching of a Kyrgyz-Indian development fund is being considered by Kyrgyzstan and India in order to support businessmen, said President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev in New Delhi on Tuesday.

He met today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India as part of his state visit to India.

According to Atambayev, India and Kyrgyzstan share such values like human rights, freedom of expression, and law supremacy.

"We wanted our economic relations to expand. We must boost trade turnover between our countries. The current trade turnover Kyrgyzstan and India have is not at a desired level," said Atambayev.

Kyrgyzstan, India sign 6 cooperation deals 15:38, 20 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - President Almazbek Atambayev met today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20 in Hyderabad Palace.

Following their meeting, 6 cooperation deals were signed:

1. Memorandum of cooperation in the field of tourism between the Governments of Kyrgyzstan and India;

2. Memorandum of cooperation between the State Agency for Youth, Sports and Physical Education of Kyrgyzstan and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Physical Education of India;

3. Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India in the field of agriculture and food processing;

4. Memorandum of Understanding between the Kyrgyz military lyceum named after Asanov and the National Cadet Corps of India;

5. Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute of Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India;

6. Memorandum of Understanding between KTRK national TV channel of Kyrgyzstan and India's Prasar Bharati broadcasting company on cooperation in the field of broadcasting and exchange of audiovisual products.

India praises Kyrgyzstan's dry fruits, honey and walnuts 12:51, 20 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev's state visit to India will give an opportunity to raise economic and trade relations between two respective countries to a new level, Minister of Economics Arzybek Kojoshev told Tazabek Tuesday.

“India is one of the most dynamically developing countries. Analysis shows that GDP growth rate [in India] is one of the highest in the world, the degree of their growth is even higher than China's. Today India is a big market for us and we will tell about Kyrgyzstan's attractiveness to investors, legislature, and opportunities for Indian businessmen during business forum. Fields that India is interested in are tourism and medicine. India is a world leader in IT technologies, besides they are interested in energy projects and construction business,” said the minister.

“Also we showcased a stand where we demonstrated them [people in India] our agriculture produce: dried fruits, honey, walnuts. They praised the quality of our produce. All of these were brought by Kyrgyz businessmen,” added the minister.

Three-four memorandums on cooperation between markets and businesses, between Agency on Attracting Investments and their counterparts in India are scheduled to be signed before the end of the state visit.

Kyrgyzstan, India seek to simplify visa regime for both countries 09:38, 21 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Decembers 20 ordered the relevant bodies of the countries to work on liberalization of visa regime between the two countries in order to create the most favorable condition for cooperation, reported the President's press service.

They considered cooperation in the fields of science, technology, trade and economy, education and culture during the talks.

The meeting took place in the Hyderabad Palace in the framework of the President's state visit.

Kyrgyzstan, India Presidents discuss bilateral cooperation

09:23, 21 December 2016,

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev met on December 20 with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee as part of his state visit, the press service of the President's Administration said.

The two discussed Kyrgyz-Indian cooperation issues.

President Mukherjee said he is confident in that the talks and signed deals will open up a new chapter in relations of Kyrgyzstan and India, and said the two countries are similar in their commitment to democracy and secular system. He said that the governments of both countries strive towards harmonious coexistence of people with different faiths, religions, ethnicities and it is very important for achieving a progress and growth of the country.

He also praised the cooperation between India and Kyrgyzstan in the framework of international organizations.

After the talks, the Presidents took part in the official ceremony of introduction to the participants of the reception on behalf of the Indian leader in the honor of the President of Kyrgyzstan.

India and Kyrgyzstan to mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2017: Modi

09:53, 21 December 2016

AKIPRESS.COM - India and Kyrgyzstan will celebrate the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in March 2017, said Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on December 20 during the meeting with President Almazbek Atambayev.

The state visit of President Atambayev will give an impetus to deepening the partnership on the eve of this important event, he said.

“This will also help strengthen the recent achievements in our ties and strengthen cooperation in the coming months and years,” noted the Prime Minister.

The sides agreed to hold a number of events dedicated to the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Kyrgyzstan invites India to 2017 Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum

09:56, 21 December 2016, 7

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan invited India to take part in the 2017 Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum.

On December 20, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Both sides welcomed ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change by its signatories, including India which contributed to its coming into force on 4 November 2016.

The sides highlighted the necessity to use renewable energy resources to coup with the climate change.

"In conclusion, Kyrgyz side has invited India to take part in the Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum set for September 2017," the statement of the press service of the Kyrgyz President reads. The objective of the Forum is to discuss urgent actions and a new global strategy to address conservation of the endangered snow leopard and its habitat in the critical ecosystems of Central Asia. The snow leopard range countries include Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, , Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Kyrgyzstan to host snow leopard conservation summit in 2017

21/12/16 05:39, – 24.kg news agency, by Anara MAMYTOVA

Kyrgyzstan invited the Indian side to take part in a summit on the conservation of the snow leopard, which will be held in September 2017. Joint statement of the two countries says. It is clarified, that Kyrgyzstan and India welcomed the ratification of the Paris agreement in the framework of the UN Climate Change Convention by individual countries, including India. The heads of Kyrgyzstan and India stressed that developed countries should meet its obligations under the Convention. The sides noted the importance of using renewable energy sources to combat climate change.

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Heads of Kyrgyzstan and India exchange books

20/12/16 13:21, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency, by Anara MAMYTOVA

Today, both sides presented books to each other in the course of the meeting of the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Hyderabad Palace. Almazbek Atambayev handed the first copies of the epics "Manas", "Semetei" and "Seytek" in Hindi. Narendra Modi presented the first copy of "The Colours of Life" collection of poetry in the Kyrgyz language. Recall, the head of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev pays state visit to the Republic of India.

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Kyrgyz-Indian Biomedical Research Center completes second stage of work

21/12/16 06:16, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency, by Anara MAMYTOVA

Kyrgyzstan and India marked successful completion of the second phase of work of the laboratory at Suek pass and testing in November and December 2016. This is said in a joint statement of the countries on partnership, solidarity and the development of multifaceted cooperation. Official Delhi praised the support of Bishkek, provided by the Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center. Both countries agreed to continue scientific work and to expand the scope of research. "President Almazbek Atambayev highly appreciated the assistance of the Indian side in the creation of a telemedicine network in Kyrgyzstan and its expansion in the country's regions. The sides expressed satisfaction with the interaction in the sphere of health care, noted close relationship between private hospitals, including regular visits of doctors from private hospitals of India to Kyrgyzstan," statement said. It is noted that Kyrgyzstan remains a popular destination for Indian students getting medical education. The joint statement was adopted after the talks between the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

India presents Kyrgyzstan Babatron radiotherapy machine

20/12/16 13:28, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency, by Anara MAMYTOVA

"We are grateful to the Indian side that presented us Babatron radiotherapy machine for the treatment of cancer," the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev tanked the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in Hyderabad Palace. According to the head of the Kyrgyz Republic, the appreciate it and wish India evenness, peace and prosperity. Recall, the head of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev pays state visit to the Republic of India.

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India - Kyrgyzstan. Friendship with a country of magic

17/12/16 13:10, Bishkek – IA "24.kg", Anar MAMYTOVA

On the eve of the official visit of President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev to India IA "24.kg" recalls the events that preceded it. In 2015 in the framework of a week-long tour in Central Asian countries there was a visit of Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi in Kyrgyzstan. One of the main topics of the talks with colleagues in the region was cooperation on countering terrorism and extremism and other fields, drawing attention to the growing influence of the "Islamic state".

In addition, the talks of Mr. Modi and Almazbek Atambayev were concluded with the signing of two agreements - on cooperation in the military sphere and in the sphere of culture, art, youth, sport and media.

• The sides expressed satisfaction with the second round of joint exercises "Khanjar 2015" special forces, held in Kyrgyzstan in March 2015 and which is a continuation of the exercise of 2011 in India. It was decided to conduct them annually.

Also, Narendra Modi has proposed Kyrgyzstan to cooperate in developing a strategy for the development of trade and economic cooperation.

• Parties welcomed the launch of direct flights between Bishkek and New Delhi and agreed to promote transport links to promote trade and economic cooperation and tourism.

Taking into account that in countries, more than 60 percent of the population employed in the agricultural sector, the parties confirmed the necessity of cooperation in this area. The Indian side offered to share experience in the processing of agricultural products, the use of greenhouse technologies, water conservation and use in agricultural research to increase productivity in the production of agricultural products.

During the visit of Prime Minister of India there was an opening of the monument of one of the leaders of the national liberation movement of India Mahatma Gandhi in the Park at the intersection of Molodaya Gvardiya and Jibek-Jolu.

Kyrgyzstan is a popular destination among Indian students for medical education. More than a thousand Kyrgyz civil servants were trained in the framework of the Indian technical cooperation programme (ITEC).

The quota of ITEC programme was increased from 85 to 100 for Kyrgyz citizens. Countries agreed to work on expanding of the Kyrgyz-Indian Information Centre at KSUCTA and to consider the possibility of opening similar centers in other major cities of Kyrgyzstan on the basis of Indian grants.

• The parties expressed satisfaction with development of cooperation in the sphere of health care, including regular visits by Indian doctors from tertiary hospitals of India to Kyrgyzstan.

Almazbek Atambayev expressed gratitude to the Indian side for the provision of medical equipment for military field hospital of the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic and supported the proposals of India on the issue of UN reform.

On the eve of the visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in India, the deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh ratified the Memorandum on joining of India and Pakistan to the Shanghai cooperation organization.

Reference to IA "24.kg". India located in South Asia on the Indian subcontinent, washed by the waters of the Indian Ocean, and the greater part of the Indo-Gangetic plain. In the North the country borders with Afghanistan, China, Nepal and Bhutan, in the East – with Bangladesh and Burma to the West – with Pakistan. On the East by the Bay of Bengal, on the South by the Palk Strait, which separates it from the island of Sri Lanka, in the West - the Arabian Sea.

The capital is New Delhi, the number of residents, including the suburbs, is 10.3 million people. One of the most famous resorts of India – Goa, a state on the West coast at the foot of the Western Ghats covers an area of 3 thousand 702 square feet. Monetary unit - Indian rupee.

India is a country of colors, aroma, ancient traditions, diversity, different languages, amazing architecture and vast geography. And the legendary palaces, temples and fortresses never and will not leave anyone indifferent, lovers of culture 365 days a year can enjoy musical and dance performances.

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Two presidents signed a number of bilateral documents in India

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In the framework of the state visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev in India, there was a ceremony of exchange of the signed bilateral documents. Department of information policy of the President’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

They signed the following documents:

1. Joint statement by heads of delegation.

2. Memorandum between the government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the government of India on cooperation in the field of tourism;

3. Memorandum on cooperation in Youth Policy between the State Agency of Youth Affairs, Physical Culture and Sport of the government and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of India;

4. Agreement on Cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Food Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the KR and the Ministry of Agriculture and Welfare of Farmers of the Republic of India;

5. Memorandum of Understanding between the Kyrgyz Military Lyceum named after "Hero of the General-Major Dayir Asanov" and the National Cadet Corps Republic of India;

6. Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Institute of Foreign Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India; 7. Memorandum of Understanding between the KTRK and Prasar Bharati on cooperation in the field of broadcasting and exchange of audiovisual products. http://www.vb.kg/doc/352501_v_indii_prezidenty_dvyh_stran_podpisali_riad_dvystoron nih_dokymentov.html

Gifts, meetings, shots. Why Atambayev traveled to India?

19 December 2016 President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev left for an official visit to India.

Yesterday, December 20, Atambayev met with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The official welcoming ceremony was held at the presidential palace, "Rashtrapati Bhavan". At the entrance of the Kyrgyz presidential motorcade through the main gate of the presidential palace, accompanied by equestrian escort, presidential guard made a salute of 21 guns.

We will learn the purpose for which the official visit of the head of state to a friendly country took place.

What kind of important documents were signed?

Within the framework of the state visit of the ceremony of exchange of signed bilateral documents.

So, the following documents were signed:

Memorandum between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Government of India on cooperation in tourism;

- Memorandum on cooperation in youth policy between the State Agency for Youth, Sports and Physical Education of Kyrgyzstan and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of India;

- Agreement on cooperation in agriculture, food processing and reclamation of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Agriculture and the welfare of farmers of India;

- Memorandum of Understanding between the Kyrgyz military lyceum named after Major General Dayir Asanov and National Cadet Corps of India;

- Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute of Foreign Relations of the Republic of India;

- Memorandum of Understanding between the Kyrgyz Public National TV/Radio Corporation (KTRK) and Prasar Bharati on cooperation in the field of broadcasting and exchange of audiovisual products.

What exactly? • During the meeting, the Indian side said about the decision to provide Kyrgyzstan with medical equipment for the treatment of cancer Bhabhatron worth $ 1.5-2 million.

• The parties agreed on the establishment of the Kyrgyz-Indian fund to support entrepreneurs.

Who else met Atambayev?

Within the framework of the state visit of Atambayev December 20 met with Vice President of India Hamid Ansari.

During the meeting, Vice President of India Hamid Ansari expressed the opinion that taking into account the historical ties between the two peoples, as well as a solid base for increased trade and economic relations between Kyrgyzstan and India, President Almazbek Atambayev's visit will give a powerful impetus to the development of the Kyrgyz-Indian ties in all areas.

President Almazbek Atambayev also stressed the need to strengthen cooperation on a wide range of issues, especially noting the importance of increasing trade and economic cooperation.

President Almazbek Atambayev also met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev, yesterday, December 20, in the framework of the state visit to the Republic of India, met with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

During the meeting the parties noted that Kyrgyzstan and India share traditional ties of friendship, long-standing cultural and historical ties, both countries are also democracies. These factors provide a solid foundation for the development and strengthening of bilateral cooperation.

Parties reached agreement on the strengthening of political dialogue and cooperation within the UN and the SCO, to intensify trade and economic cooperation, increase trade, as well as establishment of practical cooperation in the areas of agriculture, health, IT technologies, security, defence and mining.

Press Statements

President Almazbek Atambayev has presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi trilogy "Manas Semetei-Seytek" in Hindi, which was published on December 20 this year and timed to coincide with this visit.

Narendra Modi, in turn, presented the book in the Kyrgyz language "India akyndarynyn poemalary jana yrlary" - "Omur boektoru", which was also released for the visit.

Almazbek Atambayev and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on the conclusion of the negotiations made press statements.

The Prime Minister noted that with special warmth remembers his official visit to Kyrgyzstan in July 2015.

"Our peoples are connected centuries-old historical ties One of the main aspirations of our common is the construction of a democratic society merit Atambayev also lies in the fact that he is making every effort to build a solid foundation for democracy." - Said the Prime Minister of India.

Narendra Modi also said that during the talks with the President held a broad discussion on a range of issues of mutual interest.

"We discussed the possibility of participation of our countries in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism. We came to an agreement about what should be a coordinated effort to ensure security in the region. Kyrgyzstan is considered India as a valuable partner in promoting stability in Central Asia" - said Narendra Modi.

President Almazbek Atambayev, in turn, thanked the Prime Minister of India for the invitation to visit India .

"We, Kyrgyzstan and India share fundamental values such as human rights, freedom of speech, democracy and the rule of law we would like to see our relationship is now more active in the economic field.", - Said the head of state.

"We need to dramatically increase the volume of trade, existing indicators can’t fail to satisfy us, We also discussed the logistics.", - Said the head of the state.