Almazbek Atambayev tells about main achievement of Kyrgyzstan

11:56, 06 марта 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anastasia BENGARD

President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev told about the main achievement of today at the presentation of the state awards.

"The most important thing for me is not GDP, it can be much higher than ours, but if you see how ordinary people live ... And our ordinary people, especially the villagers, sometimes live better than in neighboring countries, believe me. This is our main achievement. And at the same time, we do not have oil and gas," the head of state said.

And when someone talks and writes about Kyrgyzstan with hate, one thinks, you can’t hide muck from a pig.

Almazbek Atambayev

"Despite the revolutions, rallies, riots, ethnic clashes, it's not all fallen from the sky, but thanks to the people of , such people like you," Almazbek Atambayev said, addressing the audience in the hall.