KL, Kyrgyzstan seal three pacts

KL, Kyrgyzstan seal three pacts

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia and Kyrgyzstan sealed three pacts on Friday to boost bilateral ties.

The pacts were signed during a visit here by Kyrgyz Prime Minister Amangeldi Muraliev.

Muraliev and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad witnessed the signing of agreements on air transportation, cooperation in tourism and the avoidance of double taxation, the national news agency Bernama said.

The two leaders also held talks on ways to strengthen bilateral ties, Bernama said.

Muraliev was accorded a customary official welcome upon his arrival here earlier on Friday for a six-day visit. He is accompanied by a 35-member delegation, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Imanaliev Muratbek.