BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 27. Russia and
Kyrgyzstan are engaged not only in substantive bilateral dialogue
but also in fruitful cooperation within multilateral frameworks,
including the EAEU, CIS, and SCO, Director of the Department for
Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries at the Russian Ministry of
Economic Development Alexey Mikhailov told Trend.
According to him, Kyrgyzstan is a strategic partner and ally of
Russia in Central Asia, while Russia is one of Kyrgyzstan’s leading
trading partners.
“Our share in Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade turnover from January
through October 2025 was about 23%, while Russia’s share in Kyrgyz
exports reached 22% and in imports nearly 23%. According to the
National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan, trade turnover with
Russia from January through October 2025 amounted to almost $3
billion,” he said.
Alexey Mikhailov noted that Russian exports mainly consist of
mineral products, metals, chemical industry goods, and food
products. From Kyrgyzstan to Russia, the main exports are textiles
and textile products, chemical industry goods, and food
products.
He also stressed that investment cooperation between Russia and
Kyrgyzstan is actively developing.
“Major Russian companies are actively operating in the country:
they are developing a network of oil and gas filling stations,
supplying machinery and equipment, and implementing projects for
the development of mineral deposits. Russian companies are also
involved in the implementation of the ‘Safe City’ program in
Kyrgyzstan,” he said.
Furthermore, bilateral business events are being held. In
particular, the Russian Export Center and the Russian-Kyrgyz
Development Fund held the Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum and the
multi-sector business mission ‘Made in Russia’ in 2025.
At the same time, according to him, work is underway in the
field of small and medium-sized enterprises to create
cross-platform solutions with other countries.
“The SME Corporation, together with ‘Kyrgyz Post’, the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the National
Investment Agency, is already implementing measures to expand
industrial cooperation, regularly hold business matchmaking events,
and create conditions for adapting the services of the “SME.RF”
digital platform for small and medium-sized enterprises,” Alexey
Mikhailov concluded.
