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Putin Says He Values Japarov’s Support for the Russian Language

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Vladimir Putin said Russia values Sadyr Japarov’s efforts to support Russian, which holds national-language status in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Putin said nine schools offering instruction in Russian, launched by the two leaders in 2023, are expected to begin operating from the next academic year.
  • He cited more than 10,000 Kyrgyz students studying in Russia and highlighted security cooperation, including Russia’s joint military base in Kyrgyzstan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Bishkek that he appreciated Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s attention to supporting the Russian language in Kyrgyzstan.

“We highly value your attention to issues concerning support for the Russian language, which has national-language status in the republic,” Putin said during a meeting with Japarov.

We highly value your attention to issues concerning support for the Russian language, which has national-language status in the republic.

— Vladimir PutinPutin praised Japarov’s support for the Russian language during their meeting in Bishkek.

Putin recalled that he and Japarov launched construction of nine Russian-language schools in 2023. “We expect the first schools to be ready to begin operating on September 1 of the next academic year,” he said.

We expect the first schools to be ready to begin operating on September 1 of the next academic year.

— Vladimir PutinHe discussed the timetable for nine Russian-language schools launched by the two leaders in 2023.

He also said more than 10,000 Kyrgyz citizens are studying in Russia, while another 8,000 students attend the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek.

Putin described security cooperation as another priority, saying the joint military base located in Kyrgyzstan is an important element in maintaining regional stability.

We pay special attention to cooperation in the security sphere. The joint military base located in the republic is an important element in ensuring stability in the region.

— Vladimir PutinPutin described the military base as part of bilateral security cooperation.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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