Kyrgyz authorities are interested in maintaining the Russian military contingent in the country, said the Chairman of the Duma Committee on defence Yury Shvydkin. His assessment he shared in an interview with “Tape.ru” on Tuesday, February 28.
“Until it was time to make a statement on the withdrawal of the Russian military base from the territory of Kyrgyzstan. I think that the leadership of Kyrgyzstan at present interested to our military base was, as it is a source of stability,” said Switchin. He also added that he fully supports the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin regarding the withdrawal of the military base.
The MP stressed that from the moment of placing the property in the Republic situation in the region has improved, but “full stabilization is too early to speak”. “The establishment of a military base was dictated by the need to ensure the security of Kyrgyzstan. This was done at the request of the leadership of Kyrgyzstan”, — he reminded.
Earlier Tuesday, Putin said about the readiness to withdraw the military base from the territory of Kyrgyzstan if requested to Bishkek.
United Russian air base in Kant located in the suburbs of Bishkek. It is the aviation component of the Collective rapid deployment forces and is involved in the security of the airspace of the CSTO member States. Are armed with the su-25 and helicopters Mi-8. The agreement on the Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan was signed by the former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in 2009.