Agreement on Russia's military base in Kant not to be revised: PM Japarov

AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov commented on the question if he is going to change the agreement on the Russian military base in Kant during a press conference in Bishkek on October 14 after his appointment as PM.
"No. It will stay unchanged," Japarov replied.
In June 2020, President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed into law the protocol on making amendments to the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Russia on the status and conditions of stay of the united Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan dated September 20, 2012. The protocol of amendments was signed on March 28, 2019 in Bishkek.
The amendments will increase the territory of the airbase by 58.3 hectares, allow military drones on the base, and increase the amount of annual rent for the use of land and water by the Russian side from $4,502,495 to $4,794,095.
Additionally, the amendments will allow rehabilitation of the airbase's runway.