Kyrgyzstan, U.S. eye co-op issues

Kyrgyzstan and the U.S. discussed the cooperation issues of mutual interests during the meeting of Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Nisha Biswal on April 3.

Biswal thanked Kyrgyz leadership for supporting coalition's efforts to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan, Kabar news agency reported referring to the Kyrgyz presidency.

She stressed significant contribution of "Manas" transit center in providing security in Afghanistan and Central Asian region as a whole.

President Atambayev said that the regional security issues are crucial for Kyrgyzstan.

Cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and U.S. will further form on the basis of national interests, according to Atambayev.