President tells about Kyrgyzstan’s pivot to China, Uzbekistan

12:12, 15 ноября 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA

The President of Kyrgyzstan told about the country’s pivot to  and . Almazbek Atambayev announced today at a meeting of the National Council for Sustainable Development.

According to him, now, it is necessary to take a loan and build a railway jointly with brotherly , because simultaneously it will be possible to connect the north and south of  by rail.

«Sapar Dzhumakadyrovich (Isakov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan — note by 24.kg news agency) will draw up a loan. It will take several years. But construction of Kashgar —  — highway should be started now. A few tens of millions of dollars are required there,» Almazbek Atambayev said.

The head of state also stressed that those who talk about the uselessness of agricultural products of  in  are blatantly lying.

«Chairman of the People’s Republic of  Xi Jinping told me repeatedly that needs environmentally friendly products. They grow everything using fertilizers. And we do not even have a factory. We have environmentally friendly products. Hence, we must work with , since we are cut off from EEU. We must go to  and . Our potato, I see, is sold there very well,» Almazbek Atambayev concluded.