The 10th anniversary of the Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor (ABEC) was highlighted during the 12th Kyrgyz-Kazakh Intergovernmental Council Meeting held from 3 to 4 December in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The Chair of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Japarov and Kazakhstan Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov addressed the meeting. CWRD DG Eugene Zhukov delivered a presentation on ABEC's achievements so far and next steps. Participants agreed to move the Almaty-Issyk-Kul Alternative Road project to the feasibility stage and a memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the joint Accommodation Classification System was also signed.