According to a release from the Kyrgyzstan Government, officials from Croatia and Kyrgyzstan met on 14 October 2026 to discuss the expansion of trade, economic, and investment cooperation and agreed to begin negotiations for an income tax treaty, with the first round of negotiations to be held in April 2027. Any resulting treaty will be the first of its kind between the two countries and must be finalized, signed, and ratified before entering into force.