Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan have stressed strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, education and skills development, and employment opportunities, including labour mobility.

The issues were discussed at three separate meetings held on October 14 in Bishkek between Foreign Secretary Ambassador Asad Alam Siam and the respective ministers and officials of Kyrgyzstan on the sidelines of the second Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).

At a meeting with Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce Meder Tumanov, the two sides discussed ways to expand bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation.

They explored complementarities between the two countries in cotton production, textiles and the ...