Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed a treaty on allied relations and a package of bilateral agreements covering border management, defense, social protection, investment, tourism and education following talks between Presidents Sadyr Japarov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the the Kyrgyz presidential administration. The documents were signed on July 30 during Mirziyoyev's state visit to Kyrgyzstan. "The heads of state signed the Treaty on Allied Relations between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan," the presidential administration said. The agreements are aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in political, economic, investment, defense, cultural and humanitarian spheres and follow the leaders' talks earlier in the day.