Meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov

Sadyr Japarov Japarov SadyrPresident of the Kyrgyz Republic has arrived in Russia to attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Background information Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) meeting scheduled for December 21 and the informal meeting of the CIS Background information Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders on December 22.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Japarov, I am glad to see you.

We visited your country recently, in late November. I want to thank you for our substantive work during the state visit and your hospitality.

Today we can discuss the bilateral relations on the sidelines of today's event. I certainly hope we will have a substantive discussion with our colleagues on promoting our trade and economic ties within the EAEU in general.

I am delighted to welcome you to St Petersburg. Thank you for accepting the invitation. Welcome.

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov: Thank you.

Mr Putin, I am very glad to meet with you again. Thank you for inviting me to the meeting and the informal meeting of the CIS heads of state.

I would like to thank you for the warm reception. I sincerely appreciate Russia's hospitality and cordial welcome.

Today is a good opportunity to discuss current issues. I hope we can share our opinions on the development of Russia-Kyrgyzstan cooperation.

Once again, thank you for the warm welcome and happy holidays.

Vladimir Putin: Thank you. Welcome.

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