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Kyrgyz president undergoes successful surgery

Almazbek Atambayev has taken a brief vacation and left for the Russian capital
Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev ITAR-TASS/ Mikhail Klimentyev
Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev
© ITAR-TASS/ Mikhail Klimentyev

MOSCOW, February 12. /ITAR-TASS/. Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has undergone a successful surgery on a meniscus of knee joint in Moscow, the president’s website reports on Wednesday.

“The surgery was successful,” doctors said.

Thus, Atambayev has taken a brief vacation and left for the Russian capital. “The head of state is expected to return to Kyrgyzstan within days,” the presidential press service told Itar-Tass.

On February 7, the Kyrgyz president attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi.