Russian Ambassador states importance of Cyrillic alphabet for Kyrgyz language
Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sergei Vakunov wrote an article timed to the International Day of Slavic Literature and Culture, in which he stated the importance of the Cyrillic alphabet for the Kyrgyz language, education, and national identity. The diplomat also commented on the periodically raised topic of the possible transition of the Kyrgyz language to the Latin alphabet.