Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that bilateral relations with Kyrgyzstan are very valuable for the Turkish business community, “We work closely with all our interlocutors, especially the Kyrgyzstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for the development of our bilateral relations. Additionally, we work together in the Turkic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where both Kyrgyz and Turkish business worlds take part and which I am the president of.”

Stating that nearly 500 Turkish-owned companies operate in various sectors in Kyrgyzstan, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that these companies are investing in Kyrgyzstan's promising future, supporting Kyrgyzstan's development efforts, and that he believes this exhibition will contribute to the strengthening of the Turkish-Kyrgyz brotherhood.

On the 30^th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic, Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked Ambassador Ömüraliyev for bringing Kyrgyzstan's art exhibition to the business world.

Kyrgyz Ambassador Kubaniçbek Ömüraliyev thanked TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu for his support in organizing the exhibition. Ambassador Ömüraliyev said Turkey is the first country to recognize Kyrgyzstan's independence, and that co-operation between the two countries has been successful in all areas for 30 years.

Emphasizing that Turkey is one of Kyrgyzstan's main trading and investment partners, Ambassador Ömüraliyev stated that the trade volume between the two countries was $508 million in the first 8 months of 2021, and that work was underway to increase this to $1 billion. Ömüraliyev stated that one of his most important objectives is to increase the flow of direct investment to Kyrgyzstan.