Russia and Kyrgyzstan will work consistently to expand, enrich and increase the effectiveness of their bilateral cooperation, President Vladimir Putin and President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev stated in a joint declaration adopted following talks in the Kremlin.
Mr Putin particularly noted the positive development of economic ties. Bilateral trade increased by 27 percent in 2005 and reached a total of $543 million. Russia and Kyrgyzstan stated their intention to work actively on carrying out joint projects in the machine-building, energy sectors and in light industry and the foodstuffs sector.