Bakiev: Kyrgyzstan pins great hopes on Eurasian Economic Community
BAKU. July 10. KAZINFORM "We pin great hopes on the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)," the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev told in an interview with one of the Russian newspapers Thursday, "24.kg" reported, Kazinform cites Trend News.
"Ideology of international partnership should be a cornerstone of our foreign policy. Coming back to the Manas airbase topic, I would like to note that the new agreement is a proof of productive transition from confrontation to partnership. Russia has always taken a special place in our foreign policy. I will repeat: Russia is our first strategic partner. Namely in security issues, as we sign a new agreement to prolong terms of Kant airbase operation in Kyrgyzstan for 49 years," Bakiev said, Kazinform refers to Trend News.
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