BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 5, 2007 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today thanked Kyrgyzstan for its continued support for operations in Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a news conference with Gen. Lt. Ismail Isakovich Isakov, Krygyzstan’s defense minister, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 5. Photo by Cherie A. Thurlby (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. During a joint news conference here following a meeting with Gen. Lt. Ismail Isakov, the Kyrgyz defense minister, Gates said he looks forward to expanding the two countries’ bilateral relationship and security cooperation arrangements. Gates said his...
