Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov for the attention he pays to strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. The Russian president addressed participants of the 8th Russian-Kyrgyz Economic Forum and the 12th Russian-Kyrgyz Interregional Conference in a video message. "I would like to express my appreciation to Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov for his personal support of these important initiatives and for the attention he pays to strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries," Putin said. The forum covers a wide range of topics, including expanding trade, investment and industrial cooperation, as well as collaboration in agriculture, transport, digitalization and tourism. "In addition, a joint meeting of the Russian-Kyrgyz and Kyrgyz-Russian Business Councils is scheduled, along with an off-site session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum," Putin concluded.