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By Gunay Hasanova

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev arrived in Moscow to continue his medical treatment in Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian President’s Office, Kyrgyz president’s press-service said on September 23.

Earlier, the doctors of this hospital have treated Atambayev’s heart disease. Atambayev was invited to the hospital by the Russian side.

Atambayev is accompanied by deputy chief physician of Clinical Hospital of Kyrgyz Presidential Administration Gulmira Baitova.

Previously, Atambayev has been taken to a hospital in Turkey.

Atambayev took a short vacation to undergo a medical examination. The vacation will presumably last until October 1.

Sixty-year-old Atambayev suddenly felt ill on September 19 on the way to New York and was advised by his doctors to pass a preliminary medical exam. The exam discovered some symptoms of possible heart problems.

He had to cancel the visit to the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Almazbek Atambayev has been the President of Kyrgyzstan since December 1, 2011.

Before becoming the President he served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from December 2010 to December 2011. He created history by becoming the first peacefully inaugurated President in the post-Communist Kyrgyzstan.

Being in the presidential post, he left no stone unturned to establish the economic independence of Kyrgyzstan by strengthening trade relations with Turkey and Russia.

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