Turkish president says Turkey to continue supporting Kyrgyzstan

ANKARA (A.A) - January 12, 2012 - Turkey's president said on Thursday that Turkey would continue to support Kyrgyzstan. President Abdullah Gul said Kyrgyzstan would undergo a process to ensure economic prosperity and speed up its development. "You have a great responsibilty, and Turkey will extend the biggest support to Kyrgyzstan in every area," Gul said during a dinner he hosted in honor of Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev in Ankara. This is Atambaev's first visit to a foreign country after he took over presidency on December 1, 2011. Gul said Kyrgyzstan had undergone an extraordinary change in one and a half years, and noted that Turkey was pleased that this transformation process was less troublesome when compared with other countries. President Gul said after the transformation process, everybody was facing equal treatment in Kyrgyzstan, adding that Turkish businessmen would more safely go to Kyrgyzstan from now on. Also speaking in the dinner, Atambaev said Kyrgyzstan was aware that it had to offer good opportunities to investors in order to develop its economy.