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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the defence and foreign ministries to begin talks with Kyrgyzstan on a common regional air defence system, according to the text of the order posted on a government website.
The countries do not have a common border.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)