EU Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian arrives in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Apr. 24, 2019 / Kabar /. The European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Peter Burian, arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a three-day official visit, the press office of the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
During the visit, Ambassador Burian will meet with Deputy Prime Ministers Kubatbek Boronov and Zhenish Razakov, Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov and Ombudsman Tokon Mamytov.
The EU Special Representative will discuss cooperation between the European Union and Kyrgyzstan, including EU support for reforms and republic development processes. In addition, Ambassador Burian will inform the Kyrgyz side of the new European Union strategy for Central Asia, which is to be adopted in 2019.
One of the topics of the talks will be the upcoming visit of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini to Kyrgyzstan to attend the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and Central Asia and hold meetings with the leadership of the republic.
The visit program of Ambassador Burian also includes meetings with the heads of foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Kyrgyzstan, as well as a dialogue with representatives of civil society.
On Apr. 26, the EU Special Representative will travel to Osh, where he meets with the authorized representative of the government in Osh Oblast Uzarbek Zhylkybaev and Mayor of Osh Taalaibek Sarybashov. In addition, Ambassador Burian will meet with civil society representatives from the southern capital.
This is the first visit of Peter Burian to Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of 2019. The last visit of the EU Special Representative to the republic took place in November 2018.