Go to the media bankSAMARKAND, Sep 15 Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the sidelines on Thursday SCO summit thanked his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov for supporting the Russian language in this country. «There are nine general education schools in the republic with instruction in Russian, teachers from Russia teach in Kyrgyz schools, which is very important in our time. We want to thank you for your support in the country of the Russian language, this is what is the basic basis for the development of relations in many other areas,» Putin said. He recalled that 70 regions of the Russian Federation participate in interregional cooperation between the two countries. In addition, Putin drew attention to holding the Days of Russian Culture in Bishkek and other joint events. «All these are very good groundwork in order to create conditions for the future positive development of our relations,» he concluded. In general, Putin noted that he was very glad to see Zhaparov and would like to talk on topics «of mutual interest.» «We have many such mutual interests. We are close countries, we are strategic partners, allies, we work in many international and regional organizations,» the President of the Russian Federation summed up.
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