Formal relations between

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

and

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

were established after the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic in 1991.

History

While formal state relations were established only in the 1990s, cultural and historic relations between the two countries go back centuries. The two share a common

Turco-Mongol tradition The Turco-Mongol or Turko-Mongol tradition was an ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 14th century among the ruling elites of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate. The ruling Mongol elites of these khanates eventually as ...

, both share a common Ancient East Eurasian lineage, and both had been within the nucleus of the

Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire was the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in human history, history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Euro ...

. Furthermore, both of what are now Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia had been ruled by the

Manchus The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) an ...

and

Tibetans Tibetans () are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million. In addition to the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in t ...

, and both countries were formerly

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countries. Today they share similar experiences with relations with

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and

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. Citizens of both countries, holding diplomatic, official, and ordinary passports, enjoy visa-free travel. In addition, both the Kyrgyz and the

Mongolian language Mongolian is the Prestige (sociolinguistics), principal language of the Mongolic languages, Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau. It is spoken by ethnic Mongols and other closely related Mongolic peoples who are nati ...

s are officially written in the

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, using identical letters.

High-level visits

In 1993, then-President

Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev (, ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz former politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being overthrown in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution. Education and early career Akayev was born in Kyzyl-B ...

visited Mongolia for the first time. During the visit, two states signed several agreements including their first treaty of friendship and cooperation. President Akayev visited Mongolia for the second time in 2002. In 2012 Mongolian President

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (; born 30 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician and journalist who served as President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously served as prime minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006. Elbegdorj was one of the k ...

visited Kyrgyzstan. Mongolia opened its embassy in Kyrgyzstan in 2019 by upgrading the consulate itself established in 2014. Kyrgyzstan is represented in Mongolia via a non-resident ambassador in Beijing. Economic exchange between the two states remained limited with Kyrgyzstan export to Mongolia valued at $2.32 million while Mongolia exported goods to Kyrgyzstan valued only $413 thousand in 2019. On 10 June 2023 presidents of the two countries signed a ''Joint Declaration of Mongolia and the Kyrgyz Republic on Deepening Friendly Relations and Cooperation''.

References

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History

High-level visits

See also

References