MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev arrived in Moscow Monday on his first official visit to Russia since he came to power last July.
He will meet with President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking officials during his two-day trip to the Russian capital.
Bakiyev's visit to Russia since being elected president after the "tulip revolution" that ousted former leader Askar Akayev is seen in Bishkek as highlighting Russia as foreign-policy priority.
Bakiyev's press-service said his visit was designed to "take bilateral relations to a higher level, while setting out specific issues for mutually advantageous cooperation, primarily in trade and economics."
