President Gul meets new Kyrgyz President Atambaev

BISHKEK (A.A) - December 1, 2011 - Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with new Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev in Bishkek on Thursday. Gul became Atambaev's first guest after having been elected. Gul congratulated Atambaev for having been elected the new President of Kyrgyzstan. We were honored to be at the Kyrgyz Presidential handover ceremony. Turkey is a friend of Kyrgyzstan forever, Gul said. Gul's meeting with Atambaev was closed to the press corps.