Kyrgyz President Zaparov published a signed article in the government newspaper Kyrgyzstan on February 19th, saying that cooperation with Russia is related to the consolidation of Kyrgyzstan’s sovereignty, security guarantee and national harmony, and further enhancing the alliance and strategic partnership with Russia in line with Kyrgyzstan. Family interests.
Zaparov also said that Russian is the official language or inter-ethnic communication language in Kyrgyzstan. Russian is an important tool for residents to obtain information and master modern cultural and literary knowledge.
He pointed out that in Kyrgyzstan, the status of Russian is protected by law, and Kyrgyz should not be premised on harming the use of Russian. The Russian status is clearly stated in the Constitution, “I firmly oppose any political hype about Russian status”.
Ji Media reported that Zaparov will visit Russia next week and is currently in self-quarantine.