Bangladesh and Kyrgyz Foreign Ministers are likely to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity Conference to be held on July 15-16 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his Kyrgyz counterpart are scheduled to attend the connectivity conference.  Bangladesh Ambassador to Kyrgyz Republic, resident in Tashkent, recently met Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Kazakbaev and discussed the issue. Also read: Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness in historic first The Bangladesh Ambassador requested the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister for expediting the process of signing MoU on Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan and holding a sideline meeting between the two foreign ministers.  The Kyrgyz Foreign Minister agreed to the proposal of the Bangladesh Ambassador and instructed his officials present in the meeting to send again the draft MoU for FOC between two countries and also expressed his desire to have a sideline meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart.  Also read: Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrest The Bangladesh Ambassador also presented the copies of credentials to the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister. The Kyrgyz Foreign Minister welcomed the Bangladesh Ambassador and assured him of all cooperation during his tenure as Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.