Bishkek, July 7, 2025. /Kabar/. Kyrgyz President Sadar Zhaparov in his interview to Kabar Agency told about current status and future of the Russian language in the country.
“Firstly, Russian is one of the six world languages. Secondly, we must not forget that without the Russian language, it will be difficult for Kyrgyzstan to expand beyond the country. Not to mention the CIS countries, let's take at least the neighboring states. In Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, you will not be able to communicate freely without the Russian language. In Europe, America, China — they use the services of Russian-speaking interpreters everywhere.
I consider the proposals of some politicians to change the status of the Russian language to be wrong. Of course, first of all, we must develop our native language. But we need to know Russian and English. Half of the world speaks these two languages. Look at today's youth - many of them speak 3-4 languages. Knowing several languages is good. Wherever you go, you feel free,” he said.