MOSCOW, October 23/ Sputnik Radio. Kyrgyzstan will not deploy an American airbase on its territory, President of the Republic Sadyr Zhaparov said, RIA Novosti reports.
"We have a Russian base in Kant. One base is enough for us. We don't want to play cat and mouse with the powers, having two bases at home," the Kyrgyz leader said at a press conference on Saturday.
The Joint Russian Aviation Base in the city of Kant on the territory of Kyrgyzstan is part of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces and participates in ensuring the security of the airspace of the CSTO member countries.
Earlier, Sputnik radio reported that Russia will deploy air defense equipment at its military base in Kyrgyzstan
