Prime Minister Narendra Modi evinced India's interest in
long-term investment in the energy sector in Turkmenistan as the two countries
inked seven pacts and vowed to jointly combat terrorism in the region.
These agreements were inked during the two-day visit of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyrgystan as part of his official visit to 5
Central Asian countries and Russia. Signed agreements are Agreement on Defence
Cooperation: It was signed to deepen cooperation between both countries in
matters relating to security, defence, military education and training. It also
covers provisions to conduct of joint military exercises, exchange of military
instructors, exchange of experience and information and observers etc.
MoU and
Cooperation in the field of Elections: It was signed to deepen cooperation in
matters relating to legislation on elections and referendums. It also covered
rights of elections process stakeholders, modern systems and technologies as
well as other issues of election administration.
MoU on cooperation in
the sphere of Standards: Seeks to strengthen and enhance technical cooperation
in the fields of conformity assessment, standardization and sharing of
expertise on mutual trade. It also aims at exchanging necessary information and
expertise in this regard between the two parties. Signatory parties are
Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Agreement on Cooperation in Culture: To deepen cultural cooperation between
both countries in areas such as preservation of cultural heritage, theatre,
youth festivals and organisation of folk arts. It also seeks to boost
cooperation in of publishing and translation of literature, culture, sports and
physical exchange of archival materials, geography, history etc.
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