Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov on the occasion of Independence Day, a national holiday on August 31, 2022.

The message reads, in part:

“Relations between our countries are developing in the spirit of strategic partnership and allied interaction. Bilateral cooperation in various spheres, interaction within the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and other multilateral entities is yielding good results.

I expect that through joint efforts we will ensure the further expansion of the entire range of mutually beneficial Russian-Kyrgyz ties for the benefit of our friendly peoples and in the interests of strengthening regional security and stability.”