In particular, Almazbek Sharshenovich voiced his position regarding the confrontation between Russia and Turkey, which began after Turkish Air Force shot down a Russian bomber attacking ISIS. His stance was quite soft and democratic, essentially confirming experts' opinions that Russia has fewer unconditional allies in the CSTO than it would like.
- A huge mistake led to trouble for both nations. Due to the incident, both Russian and Turkish channels sometimes reached hysteria. Even on one of the channels, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma demanded to drop an atomic bomb on Turkish territory. Turkey's decision to shoot down the Russian plane was wrong. Firstly, Russia denies crossing into Turkish airspace. But even if they did cross for 17 seconds, they should not have shot down the plane. After all, this led to the destruction of 25 years of diplomatic relations. This is a profound mistake. Russia has already expressed its position. The Turkish side needs to think and acknowledge its wrongdoing. I would like Russia to have the wisdom to forgive Turkey, - the head of state shared with journalists. - The best quarrel is worse than the worst peace. This is regarding the relations between the two countries. I do not hide my point of view and have told this to Putin and Erdogan. We also had aircraft from neighboring countries enter our territory, and not for a few seconds, but for hours. But we did not shoot them down because for us, a bad peace is better than a good war.
According to the assurances of the head of state, neither the crisis in relations between the two largest partners in the field of economy and business nor any other factors will affect the Kyrgyz economy: it is on the path of sustainable development.