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Reuters
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Putin orders talks on unified regional air defence with Kyrgyzstan

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov in Sochi, Russia May 24, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the defence and foreign ministries to begin talks with Kyrgyzstan on a common regional air defence system, according to the text of the order posted on a government website.

The countries do not have a common border.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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