Putin calls Kyrgyz people to be united around sitting President

Bishkek, July 25, 2019 / Kabar/. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev on Wednesday.
After the meeting Putin made a statement for the media.
In his statement following meeting Vladimir Putin said that he is always open to contact his colleagues in office, including those who have left office and at the meeting with Atambayev they talked about the situation in the region and in Kyrgyzstan, the Kremlin reported.
"My position is well known, and I conveyed my position to him as well. I believe that Kyrgyzstan is our ally, a state close to us; that Kyrgyzstan has already experienced several serious internal political upheavals, specifically, there were two upheavals at least. And this should stop, to my mind, for the sake of Kyrgyz people," he said.
Putin expressed the opinion that the people of Kyrgyzstan should unite now around the country's current leader Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
"The country is in need of political stability and everyone should unite around the sitting President and help him in developing the state. We have many plans for cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, and there is no doubt that we will implement these plans as we work with the current leaders," Putin said.