Sadyr Japarov has arrived in Russia to attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting scheduled for December 21 and the informal meeting of the CIS leaders on December 22.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Japarov, I am glad to see you.
We visited your country recently, in late November. I want to thank you for our substantive work during the state visit and your hospitality.
Today we can discuss the bilateral relations on the sidelines of today’s event. I certainly hope we will have a substantive discussion with our colleagues on promoting our trade and economic ties within the EAEU in general.
I am delighted to welcome you to St Petersburg. Thank you for accepting the invitation. Welcome.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov: Thank you.
Mr Putin, I am very glad to meet with you again. Thank you for inviting me to the meeting and the informal meeting of the CIS heads of state.
I would like to thank you for the warm reception. I sincerely appreciate Russia’s hospitality and cordial welcome.
Today is a good opportunity to discuss current issues. I hope we can share our opinions on the development of Russia-Kyrgyzstan cooperation.
Once again, thank you for the warm welcome and happy holidays.
Vladimir Putin: Thank you. Welcome.
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