Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is set to hold talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambaev, in Moscow.
Atambaev, who arrived in the Russian capital on February 23 on a three-day working visit, is looking to attract more Russian business to his country, especially in the mining and energy sectors.
According to Kyrgyz officials, bilateral trade amounted to $1.7 billion in 2011.
Ahead of his arrival in Moscow, Atambaev said he would press Russia's leaders to pay money owed for using military facilities on Kyrgyz soil.
Kyrgyzstan hosts a Russian long-distance communication center, a torpedo testing base at Lake Issyk-Kul, and a seismological station in the southern Jalal-Abad region.
Kyrgyzstan also hosts U.S. military facilities at the Manas Airport near Bishkek, for which Washington pays rent.
Atambaev, who arrived in the Russian capital on February 23 on a three-day working visit, is looking to attract more Russian business to his country, especially in the mining and energy sectors.
According to Kyrgyz officials, bilateral trade amounted to $1.7 billion in 2011.
Ahead of his arrival in Moscow, Atambaev said he would press Russia's leaders to pay money owed for using military facilities on Kyrgyz soil.
Kyrgyzstan hosts a Russian long-distance communication center, a torpedo testing base at Lake Issyk-Kul, and a seismological station in the southern Jalal-Abad region.
Kyrgyzstan also hosts U.S. military facilities at the Manas Airport near Bishkek, for which Washington pays rent.
