The second day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Kyrgyzstan will be dedicated to strengthening Russian-Kyrgyz relations.
As previously announced by Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, the state visit protocol includes an official welcome ceremony at the Yntymak Ordo administrative complex. This will be followed by negotiations in both restricted and expanded formats. The leaders are expected to discuss key bilateral cooperation issues in political, trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and other spheres, along with current regional challenges.
The parties will exchange signed documents following the talks. These include a statement on strengthening alliance relations in a rapidly changing world, plus at least seven other intergovernmental agreements covering education, economics, healthcare, migration, public health, bilateral military-technical cooperation, and a postal service agreement between Russian Post and Kyrgyz Post.
Following their negotiations, Presidents Putin and Japarov will summarize the outcomes through press statements. The state visit program will conclude with an official reception.
Additionally, on November 26, Putin will hold a separate bilateral meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Bilateral Relations
Trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries continues developing successfully with strong potential. Russia remains one of Kyrgyzstan's most important trading partners, ranking second after China with 22.3% of the republic's foreign trade. The ruble's share in bilateral settlements has reached 97%.
Russia is among the largest investors in Kyrgyzstan's economy, with accumulated direct investment exceeding $1.8 billion. Russia leads in the number of business entities with foreign participation operating in Kyrgyzstan, with over 1,700 companies featuring Russian capital.
Energy cooperation is developing dynamically. Russia maintains duty-free supplies of oil and petroleum products to Kyrgyzstan. Gazprom is implementing the “General Scheme for Gas Supply and Gasification of Kyrgyzstan until 2030,” with the country's gasification level currently reaching 42%. The program aims to achieve 60% gasification by 2030.
With support from major Russian companies and Eurasian financial institutions, projects in power generation—including renewable energy—are being prepared and implemented, alongside development of transport, road and water management infrastructure.
State corporation Rosatom is exploring the possibility of constructing a low-capacity nuclear power plant and implementing a long-term project to rehabilitate uranium tailings deposits. The 2024-2030 phase has been allocated 2.14 billion rubles from the Russian budget.
The Russia-Kyrgyz Development Fund has made significant contributions to economic cooperation, having financed 3,625 small and large projects totaling $938 million in Kyrgyzstan's priority economic sectors.
Alliance Altyn, developing the Jeruy gold deposit, contributes to Kyrgyzstan's socio-economic development. Russian companies Yandex, Wildberries and Ozon operate successfully in Kyrgyzstan. Russia provides financial and technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan, including a $160 million preferential loan through the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development in 2022-2023.
Russia assists Kyrgyzstan in improving tax administration and goods marking systems, and establishing a state cadastral valuation system, which has already significantly increased budget revenues.
Russia provides free technical assistance to Kyrgyz agencies and services, including transferring necessary specialized equipment. During 2022-2024, over 280 vehicles worth more than $15 million were supplied to meet the needs of Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, Interior Ministry, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Education and Science.
Humanitarian Cooperation
The countries actively cooperate in cultural, humanitarian and educational spheres. Approximately 10,300 Kyrgyz citizens study at Russian universities, including 5,100 on government-funded placements. Annual government quotas are allocated—for the 2025-2026 academic year, Kyrgyz citizens received 700 spots.
The Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University plays an important role in higher education, with 7,500 students, including over 860 from third countries.
Secondary education cooperation is developing successfully. A major joint project to establish nine Russian-language schools in Kyrgyzstan is underway, launched by the presidents of Russia and Kyrgyzstan via video link on September 1, 2023. The first three schools are planned to open by September 1, 2027.
The Russian Teacher Abroad humanitarian project has proven effective, with 157 Russian teachers deployed to Kyrgyz educational institutions for the 2025-2026 academic year.
ANO Eurasia implements several humanitarian projects in Kyrgyzstan. The Russian-language TV channel “Nomad TV” began broadcasting in November. A program for repairing and equipping Kyrgyz schools with modern technology has been launched, with work already completed in Bishkek and Batken region.
Security Partnership
Russia remains the main partner in strengthening Kyrgyzstan's defense capabilities. The united Russian military base, cooperating with Kyrgyz Armed Forces, significantly contributes to ensuring the country's security and that of other CSTO member states in the Central Asian responsibility zone.
Russia and Kyrgyzstan interact productively within multilateral organizations and integration associations, including the Eurasian Economic Union, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the United Nations.
Russia and Kyrgyzstan demonstrate shared approaches to addressing current international and regional problems. The Russian side has supported Kyrgyzstan's CSTO chairmanship priorities this year and stands ready to assist Bishkek as it assumes the SCO presidency.
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Based on materials from TASS