Turkish development minister receive Kyrgyz ministers

ANKARA (A.A) - February 21, 2012 - Turkish Development Minister Cevdet Yilmaz met Kyrgyz Deputy Economy and Antimonopoly Policy Minister Sanjar Mukanbetov and Deputy Finance Minister Mirlanbek Baigonchokov in Ankara on Tuesday. Yilmaz said that Kyrgyzstan was a valuable country for Turkey, adding that Turkey and Kyrgyzstan had very important ties. Yilmaz said that his ministry was exerting efforts to pursue joint studies with Kyrgyzstan. Recalling that Kyrgyz president recently visited Turkey, Yilmaz said that the two countries agreed to make joint studies as well as Turkey's conveying its experiences to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan, as it is a democratic country in Central Asia, is a "very important and valuable experience", said Yilmaz, adding that Kyrgyzstan should develop its economy and politics together.