Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Kyrgyzstan is expected in late March 2019 – Sydykov
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Bishkek, Jan. 23, 2019. /Kabar/. “For the purposes of promoting the Kyrgyz-Russian relations, alliance and strategic partnership, strengthening friendship and promoting economic projects, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov invited President of the RussiaVladimir Putin’s state visit to Kyrgyzstan is expected in late March 2019 – Sydykov
Bishkek, Jan. 23, 2019. /Kabar/. “For the purposes of promoting the Kyrgyz-Russian relations, alliance and strategic partnership, strengthening friendship and promoting economic projects, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov invited President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to pay a state visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. Now the sides are working on the issue. The state visit of the President of Russia is expected at the end of March 2019,” Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Kyrgyz President's Office Daniyar Sydykov told. The press service of the Kyrgyz President’s Office reported that he recalled that on the margins of the next meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in September 2018, a bilateral meeting of the Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia took place in Tajikistan, during which Sooronbay Jeenbekov officially invited Vladimir Putin to pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan. From that moment active work on the preparation of this event began. “Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Chingiz Aidarbekov met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during his first working visit on October 26, 2018 to Russia. The sides discussed the issues of the state visit of the President of Russia to Kyrgyzstan,” Sydykov added. The official visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to Kyrgyzstan is expected on February 3-4, 2019. The main issue on the agenda will be discussion of the upcoming state visit of President Vladimir Putin to Kyrgyzstan. “A number of events are planned as part of the state visit. The 21st meeting of the Kyrgyz-Russian Intergovernmental Commission will be held, the 8th Kyrgyz-Russian Interregional Conference will be held with the participation of the business community of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation. 500 business representatives are expected to attend. For the first time in Kyrgyzstan, the Forum of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of Kyrgyzstan and Russia will be held. According to the results of the forum, a number of Agreements between the universities of the two countries will be signed,” Sydykov stressed. In the framework of bilateral meetings, the Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia will exchange views on topical issues of the Kyrgyz-Russian cooperation, including trade and economic cooperation, in the field of security in the region, promotion of infrastructure construction projects in Kyrgyzstan. The question of compatriots staying in Russia will also be raised. Following the state visit of the President of Russia to Kyrgyzstan, about 15 documents of cooperation in the military, economic and law enforcement spheres, the field of regional cooperation and foreign policy cooperation are expected to be signed. “Following the upcoming state visit of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, we expect further progressive development of strategic partnership and alliance between our countries,” Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Kyrgyz President's Office Daniyar Sydykov concluded. Read more