On October 30, 2026, Bishkek hosted the 2nd Interregional Cooperation Forum of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Olzhas Bektenov, and the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Adylbek Kasymaliev.
The delegation of the East Kazakhstan Region was headed by the Deputy Akim of the region, R.T. Kurmambaev. The delegation also included leading tourism companies from the region.
One of the key outcomes of the forum was the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the Akimat of the East Kazakhstan Region and the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Issyk-Kul Region. The document was signed by Deputy Akim of the EKR R.T. Kurmambaev and the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Issyk-Kul Region, B.Zh. Zhetigenov.
In addition, the Tourist Information Center of the East Kazakhstan region has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Kyrgyz company Ak-Sai Travel. The agreement is aimed at strengthening tourism ties, increasing mutual tourist flow and promoting the tourism potential of East Kazakhstan in the Kyrgyz market.
Developing cooperation with the Issyk-Kul Region opens up additional opportunities to expand tourist exchanges, attract visitors from Kyrgyzstan, and promote East Kazakhstan as a promising international tourism destination.
