Cholpon-tat /kyrgyzstan /, June 29 /TASS /. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he wanted to relax on Issyk-Kul lake, but this time he would have to work.
We always have a rich agenda. We will work in this beautiful place on the lake Issyk -Kul, unfortunately I want to relax more, he said, the head of the Russian department at a meeting with Foreign Minister Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev.
Lavrov is on an official visit to the Republic. In addition to the negotiations with Kyrgyz's colleagues, he had a meeting with the head of state Sadir Zhaparov. On June 30, the Minister will also join the Diplomatic Council of the Collective Security Treaty (UMID CSTO).
Issyk-Kul lake is located in the northeast of Kyrgyzstan, its length reaches nearly 180 km, 40-60 km width and a maximum depth of more than 700 m. The lake is considered a unique natural object, because about 80 mountain rivers flowing into it, but not a flow.
The ISSYK -Kul region will accept tourists in Kyrgyzstan. The area is visiting more than 1.5 million foreigners every year, most of them are citizens of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The summer summer on the Sandy coast of the Issyk-Kul lake began at the end of June and continued until the beginning of September.