Hungary to fund hydropower plants in Kyrgyzstan

According to AKIpress, at the event with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, the Prime Minister said:

Earlier we established an investment fund and with its help we will be able to finance the construction of hydroelectric power plants. We have already achieved good results in agriculture.

He recalled that Hungarian companies are already in Kyrgyzstan in the field of agriculture and food industry, and "we have the best experience in seed production".

Orbán also said that

trade between Kyrgyzstan and Hungary has doubled.

He also mentioned that "there is cooperation between the two countries in the production of military products". He added that Hungary should supply equipment to Kyrgyzstan and assured the participants of the event that this would happen. He said that "our Foreign Minister [Péter Szijjártó - ed.] understands the importance of this project". He also said that Hungary would buy processed iron products from Kyrgyzstan.

Orbán also revealed that there are 5,639 Kyrgyz citizens officially working in Hungary.

Cover photo: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó's Facebook profile