The Russian President may launch the construction of Russian-language schools in Kyrgyzstan. Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing two sources close to the presidential administration.
It is reported that «President Vladimir Putin may take part in events on the occasion of the Day of Knowledge on September 1.»
According to one of the sources, «an international format of celebration, which will stress that this is an international holiday, important for many peoples in the post-Soviet space» is being discussed among other things. In particular, participation of Vladimir Putin, together with the head of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, in the ceremony of launch of the construction of a Russian-language school in an online format is being discussed.
Earlier, noting the importance of cooperation in the educational sphere, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Japarov told the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin that the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of nine schools in the Kyrgyz Republic had passed all three readings in the Parliament and was being prepared for signing by the President.
It is planned to build the first schools by 2025 inclusive. The cost of one school is 500 million rubles.
