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The Russian-Kyrgyz talks were held at the Yntymak Ordo government residence.
Beginning of Russian-Kyrgyz talks
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov: Mr President, members of the Russian delegation,
I am delighted to welcome you to the Kyrgyz Republic. I am grateful to you for accepting the invitation to make a state visit to our country.
You have always been and remain a welcome and deeply respected guest. Your arrival has clearly reaffirmed the stability of Kyrgyz-Russian relations based on mutual understanding, a high level of trust, and a shared commitment to jointly strengthen our alliance and strategic partnership.
Our nations have demonstrated their unity and fraternal assistance for many decades, including during the Great Patriotic War, an event that has sealed our common future and laid the foundation for our current cooperation.
Russia has been and remains a strategic ally of Kyrgyzstan, a reliable partner and true friend. We have always highly appreciated the strong multifaceted relations with fraternal Russia.
Mr President, Russia has demonstrated a high level of adaptability and stability in the current dynamic geopolitical and complicated economic situation. We regard this as a testament to your personal qualities as a leader. This is not mere curtesy but a recognition of your role in international politics.
Our people feel Russia’s support in all the key areas of their everyday lives, especially in the energy and food sectors. Your consistent policy and ability to maintain a strategic course are extremely important for our countries and are strengthening our allied interaction. We highly appreciate this and value the trust-based relations between us.
Mr President, our bilateral agenda continues to expand, with new projects and initiatives added to it, which is proof of the positive dynamics of our cooperation. Russia remains one of the largest trade and economic partners for Kyrgyzstan, and our integration within the Eurasian Economic Union opens up new horizons for innovation and investment cooperation.
We highly appreciate Russia’s support in the development of our infrastructure, energy, industrial and humanitarian initiatives. The number of Russian companies in Kyrgyzstan has grown to 1,800 in 2025, which is three times more than several years ago.
Our cooperation in education, culture and migration policy is especially important. Hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz citizens are working in Russia, making their modest contribution to our countries’ economies. Russian universities remain among the top choices for Kyrgyz young people, and our joint humanitarian projects help strengthen ties between our nations and raise the future generations on the values of friendship.
We will discuss these and other key issues of Kyrgyz-Russian interaction and plan joint actions on them today. I am confident that the results of our talks will yield new benefits for our fraternal nations.
Mr President, I would like to give you the floor now.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President,
I am sincerely grateful for the invitation. My colleagues and I are delighted to be in friendly Kyrgyzstan.
This visit precedes the forthcoming session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation. We highly value the substantive work undertaken by Kyrgyzstan during its chairmanship of the CSTO.
Russia will take over the baton from your nation and will chair the organisation throughout 2026.
Russian-Kyrgyz relations of strategic partnership and alliance are advancing successfully, grounded in mutual respect and due regard for each other’s interests, in the spirit of the fundamental treaty on friendship and cooperation.
We maintain continuous dialogue and personally monitor key aspects of bilateral cooperation. Before the year’s end, we will have another opportunity to convene in Russia for the Supreme Eurasian Council meeting and the traditional pre-New Year gathering of the CIS leaders.
The agenda of our talks is very extensive. A joint statement on deepening relations of alliance and strategic partnership has been prepared for signing, outlining priority tasks for further strengthening bilateral cooperation across multiple domains.
Furthermore, a package of critical intergovernmental and inter-agency documents in trade, economic, educational, migration, and other fields will be signed.
Russia is Kyrgyzstan’s leading trade and economic partner. Bilateral trade rose by 13.6 percent last year reaching a record US$4.1 billion, and in January-September, it grew by a further 17 percent. Approximately 97 percent of all payments are now made in national currencies. We are examining new options for organising mutual settlements.
You mentioned Russian investments. Indeed, they are also growing and have already reached almost US$2 billion. Some 1,700 enterprises with Russian capital operate in the republic.
I would like to emphasise that such confidence among Russian investors, both in partnering with Kyrgyzstan and committing capital to its economy, stems from your efforts and the positive developments in domestic policy.
We are pleased to note that under your leadership the Kyrgyz Republic has proven to be a stable and reliable partner in terms of its domestic policy, and this is a key condition for further advancing our bilateral trade, economic and investment cooperation.
Our Intergovernmental Commission has been working actively, focusing on the implementation of the comprehensive programme of our cooperation for 2022–2026. Leading Russian oil and gas companies are supplying Kyrgyzstan with natural gas and petroleum products. There is great potential for building up cooperation in the peaceful nuclear development, the construction of solar and wind power plants, the digital economy, transport and logistics.
Our interregional cooperation, which involves over 80 entities of the Russian Federation and all seven regions of Kyrgyzstan, plays an important role.
Bilateral regional conferences are held regularly. The Days of Kyrgyzstan Culture held in Russia in October 2024 were a success, as were the Days of Russian Culture held in Kyrgyzstan in the autumn of 2025.
We appreciate the Kyrgyz authorities’ policy of supporting the Russian language, which has an official status in Kyrgyzstan. In 2023, you and I launched a major joint project to build nine Russian-language schools in Kyrgyzstan. The first three schools are scheduled to open by September 1, 2027. As many as 157 Russian teachers are working at 42 schools in the Republic within the Russian Teacher Abroad programme.
We are paying special attention to security cooperation. The joint Russian military base located in Kyrgyzstan is an important stabilising factor in the region.
We coordinate our positions at international organisations, in particular, the EAEU, the CSTO, the CIS and the UN.
We are committed to close interaction with Kyrgyzstan during its chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which began in September.
Overall, today we have an opportunity to hold in-depth discussion on all issues of our multifaceted agenda and to establish benchmarks for the further deepening of our comprehensive cooperation.
Thank you for the attention.
Sadyr Japarov: Mr President, thank you for your cordial address. I fully share your assessment of our bilateral cooperation.
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November 26, 2025, Bishkek