Erbil:A bilateral meeting between Kyrgyzstan's Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, Akyl Toktobaev, and Kazakhstan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Alibek Kuantyrov, has focused on bolstering cooperation on mountain ecosystem conservation.

According to 24.kg News Agency, the meeting was held on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

The ministers emphasized the importance of joint efforts to preserve mountain ecosystems and discussed the conservation of biodiversity, with a particular focus on the transboundary snow leopard population. Both parties recognized the need to expand cooperation under the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), which includes joint monitoring, the exchange of scientific data, combating poaching, and preserving natural migration corridors.

The meeting highlighted the mutual interest of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in deepening bilateral cooperation and coordinating their efforts to address common environmental and climate challenges in Central Asia.