CIS Member State

• Both countries established diplomatic relations in January 1993 by protocol.^[5]
• Armenia is represented in Kyrgyzstan through its embassy inAstana,Kazakhstan^[6] and an honorary consulate inBishkek.^[7]
• Kyrgyzstan is represented in Armenia through its embassy inMoscow,Russia.^[8]
• Both countries are members of theCommonwealth of Independent States,Collective Security Treaty Organization andCommonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area.

Australia is represented in Kyrgyzstan by its embassy inMoscow, Russia.^[9]

SeeAzerbaijan–Kyrgyzstan relations

• Azerbaijan has an embassy in Bishkek.
• Kyrgyzstan has an embassy inBaku.

As of 1996, relations between both nations were an area of substantial uncertainty for the government inBishkek.^[10] The free-trade zone inNaryn attracted large numbers of Chinese businesspeople, who came to dominate most of the republic's import and export of small goods.^[10] Most of these trades are inbarter conducted by ethnicKyrgyz orKazakhs who are Chinese citizens.^[10] The Kyrgyzstani government has expressed alarm over the numbers of Chinese who are moving into Naryn and other parts of Kyrgyzstan, but no preventive measures had been taken as of 1996.^[11]

• Georgia is represented in Kyrgyzstan by its embassy inAstana, Kazakhstan.^[12]
• Kyrgyzstan is represented in Georgia by its embassy inBaku, Azerbaijan.^[13]
• Both countries are full members of theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992.^[14] Greece is represented in Kyrgyzstan through its embassy inAlmaty (Kazakhstan). Kyrgyzstan is represented in Greece through a non resident ambassador based inBishkek (in the Foreign Ministry). Kyrgyz consular representation in Greece is made by the Kazakh consulate inAthens.
• On November 1, 2004,Kyrgyz PresidentAskar Akayev made an official visit to Greece.^[15][16] A Foreign Ministry delegation from Greece visited Dushanbe for talks, and had meetings with Tajikistans Foreign Minister Zarifi and First Deputy Foreign Minister Youldashev in 2008. Foreign MinisterDora Bakoyannis met with Tajikistans Foreign Minister Zarifi during the 1st EU-Central Asia Forum on security issues in Paris in September 2008.^[14]
• There are between 650 and 700 people ofGreek descent living in Kyrgyzstan.^[17] However, the data of the General Secretariat For Greeks Abroad give an even lower number (50 people).^[18]
• In 2004 Greece and Kyrgyzstan signed a bilateral agreement for air transports, tourism and diplomacy during Kyrgyz presidentAskar Akayev's visit to Greece.^[15][19]

Since the independence of Kyrgyz Republic on 31 August 1991, India was among the first to establish bilateral diplomatic relations on 18 March 1992; the resident Mission of India was set up in 1994. Political ties with the Kyrgyz Republic have been traditionally warm and friendly. The Kyrgyz leaderships have been largely supportive of India's stand on Kashmir and have welcomed the ongoing peace process. Kyrgyzstan also supports India's bid for permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council and India's role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). India also has strong educational ties with the country. The Defense Minister Omuraliyev was enthusiastic about the prospects of military cooperation in a radio interview with Free Europe in September 2013. "Many are skeptical, thinking that Kyrgyzstan and India can't have mutual interests in military relations.... But we have had a very close partnership in the defense sphere." He specified foreign language (presumably English) training, military medicine and preparing for United Nations peacekeeping missions as specific areas of cooperation.

Iran–Kyrgyzstan relations are foreign and diplomatic relations between Kyrgyzstan and Iran. Bilateral relations between Iran and Kyrgyzstan are more or less even and somewhat relaxed. On September 12, 2013, Iran's PresidentHassan Rouhani expressed political will to enhance relations with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Diplomatic relations betweenJapan and Kyrgyzstan were established on 26 January 1992. Japan opened an embassy in Bishkek in January 2003, and Kyrgyzstan opened an embassy in Tokyo in April 2004.^[20]

Bilateral relationships between the countries are very strong and Kyrgyz and Kazakh are very close in terms of language, culture and religion. Kyrgyz-Kazakh relationships have always been friendly and economic and other formal unifications of two countries have been greeted with strong appreciation since the two nations have a lot in common. On Apr. 26, 2007 Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement to create an "International Supreme Council". This historic event took place during an official visit of the Kazakh president to the Kyrgyzstan capital, Bishkek.^[21]

Kyrgyzstan has an embassy inKuala Lumpur,^[22] while Malaysia embassy inTashkent is also accredited to Kyrgyzstan.^[23]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 February 1993.^[24]
• Both countries are full members of theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Kyrgyzstan is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.^[25][26]
• Mexico is accredited to Kyrgyzstan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Relations between the two countries were established on 20 December 1991 shortly after Kyrgyzstan became independent from theSoviet Union.^[27]

Whereas the otherCentral Asianrepublics have sometimes complained of Russian interference, Kyrgyzstan has more often wished for more attention and support from Moscow than it has been able to obtain. For all the financial support that the world community has offered, Kyrgyzstan remains economically dependent on Russia, both directly and throughKazakhstan. In early 1995,Askar Akayev, the thenPresident of Kyrgyzstan, attempted to sell Russian companies controlling shares in the republic's twenty-nine largest industrial plants, an offer that Russia refused.^[10]

• Both countries have established diplomatic relations in 1998.^[28]
• In 2011, the total trade value amounted EUR 3,5 million.^[28]

The Republic of Korea and Kyrgyzstan have had official relations since 31 January 1992. On the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Yerlan Abdyldaev on September 26. In the meeting, the two diplomats discussed matters of mutual concern including ways to boost high-level exchanges to step up substantive cooperation and work together on the international stage. The two sides shared the view that their countries have seen their bilateral relations move forward in diverse fields since the visit of Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev to the Republic of Korea in November 2013. The meeting resulted in an agreement to increase high-level exchanges in order to further enhance friendship and cooperation between the two countries.^[29]

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan relations have been tense.^[10] Refugees and antigovernment fighters in Tajikistan have crossed into Kyrgyzstan several times, even taking hostages.^[10] Kyrgyzstan attempted to assist in brokering an agreement between contesting Tajikistani forces in October 1992 but without success.^[10]Askar Akayev later joined presidentsIslam Karimov andNursultan Nazarbayev in sending a joint intervention force to support Tajikistan's presidentImomali Rahmonov against insurgents, but theKyrgyzstani parliament delayed the mission of its small contingent for several months until late spring 1993. In mid-1995 Kyrgyzstani forces had the responsibility of sealing a small portion of the Tajikistan border nearPanj from Tajikistani rebel forces.

• Kyrgyzstan has an embassy inAnkara.^[30]
• Turkey has an embassy inBishkek.^[30]
• Both countries are members ofAsia Cooperation Dialogue,Economic Cooperation Organization,International Organization of Turkic Culture,OIC,TAKM,Turkic Council,TURKPA,OSCE andWTO.
• Trade volume between the two countries was US$519 million in 2019 (Kyrgyz exports/imports: 77/442 million USD.^[31]
• Turkey became the first state to recognize the Republic ofKyrgyzstan.^[32]

• Kyrgyzstan has an embassy inAshgabat.
• Turkmenistan has an embassy in Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 12 June 1992.^[33]

• Kyrgyzstan maintains anembassy inLondon.^[34]
• The UK is accredited to Kyrgyzstan through its embassy in Bishkek.^[35]

Both countries share common membership of theOSCE, and theWorld Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership.^[36]

The U.S. government provides humanitarian assistance, non-lethal military assistance, and assistance to support economic and political reforms. It also has supported the Kyrgyz Republic's requests for assistance from international organizations.

The United States assisted the Kyrgyz Republic accede to theWorld Trade Organization (WTO) in December 1998. U.S. assistance aids the Kyrgyz Republic in implementing necessary economic, health sector, and educational reforms, and supports economic development and conflict resolution in theFergana Valley. (See also American Chamber of Commerce in Kyrgyzstan.)

• Kyrgyzstan has an embassy inWashington, D.C.
• United States has an embassy in Bishkek.

Uzbekistan informs southern Kyrgyzstan both economically and politically, based on the large Uzbek population in that region of Kyrgyzstan and on economic and geographic conditions.^[10] Much of Kyrgyzstan depends on Uzbekistan fornatural gas; on several occasions,Karimov has achieved political ends by shuttingpipelines or by adjusting terms of delivery.^[10] In a number of television appearances broadcast in theOsh andJalal-Abad provinces of Kyrgyzstan, Karimov has addressedAkayev with considerable condescension; Akayev, in turn, has been highly deferential to his neighbor.^[10] Although Uzbekistan has not shown overt expansionist tendencies, the Kyrgyz government is acutely aware of the implications of Karimov's assertions that he is responsible for the well-being of all Uzbeks, regardless of their nation of residence.^[10]