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Atambayev Met at Rashtrapati Bhavan by Indian President and PM 11:50, 20 December 2016 Atambayev met at Rashtrapati Bhavan by Indian President and PM 11:50, 20 December 2016, AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev 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 President of Kyrgyzstan 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 2017 in Kyrgyzstan. 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 head of state 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, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan to host snow leopard conservation summit in 2017 21/12/16 05:39, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency, by Anara MAMYTOVA Kyrgyzstan invited the Indian side to take part in a summit on the conservation
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