site.btaGovernment Proposes Ratification of EU-Kyrgyzstan Agreement on Enhanced Partnership, Cooperation

Meeting here on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers adopted a decision proposing that the National Assembly ratify the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), signed between the European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic in Brussels on June 25, 2024, the Government Information Service reported. 

The Agreement provides a new legal basis for reinforced political dialogue and deepening cooperation in many mutually beneficial area: trade and investment, sustainable development and connectivity, research and innovation, education, environment and climate change, as well as rule of law, human rights and civil society. In addition, the document enables the strengthening of cooperation in the area of foreign and security policy, including issues of conflict prevention and crisis management, risk reduction, cybersecurity, regional stability, disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control and export control.

The Agreement is an important step in strengthening the political and economic commitment of the EU, and Bulgaria, respectively, to Central Asian countries, the Government Information Service said.