Kyrgyz President Atambaev, who said on Russia's debt to Kant air base, all mixed up, because I have in mind two other Russian military facilities in the country. About this newspaper Kommersant, citing sources in the Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry. The parties in the government of Kyrgyzstan's edition also confirmed that the president was wrong, but noted that Bishkek has other claims to Moscow on the basis of Kant.
At the end of February 2012 in an interview with the newspaper Kommersant Atambayev said that Russia does not pay the rent the air base at Kant, therefore, the question is, do we need such a base. Earlier, the president of Kyrgyzstan has repeatedly argued that the debt amounted to $ 15 million.
The two sides of the newspaper in the Russian Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry claimed that the Kyrgyz leader either did not read, or do not open the bilateral agreement On the status and conditions of the Russian air base in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. In this document, in particular, says that Russian troops posted there on a pro bono basis.
It is the duty of which said Atambayev as debt for rent the air base at Kant, Russian diplomats and the military recognize, however, indicate that we are talking about the other facilities rented by Moscow in Bishkek (anti-submarine weapons testing base of the Russian Navy on Lake Issyk-Kul, a communication Navy and autonomous seismic point SRF). Rather than rent the Defense Ministry pledged free train military specialists for Kyrgyzstan, as well as providing Kyrgyzstan military munitions, but in 2008 these commitments were not fulfilled
In Kyrgyzstan, the government also recognized that Atambayev wrong, demanding money for the base in Kant, from Russia. Source publication reported that the president of Kyrgyzstan, speaking of the debt the Russian Defense Ministry mean node distance communication and antisubmarine weapons testing base.
However, claims against the Kant airbase in Bishkek as is. By bilateral agreement between the parties on the basis needed to prepare pilots for the Air Force in Kyrgyzstan, but this was not done. Besides, have not been repaired four training aircraft L-39, passed Kyrgyzstan in the framework.
It should be noted that Russia has confirmed its willingness to pay for rent near future infrastructure projects in Kyrgyzstan.