Kyrgyz president cancels UN trip due to chest pains
BISHKEK- Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev cancelled a trip to the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday after suffering chest pains during the first leg of his flight, his office said.
"According to doctors' preliminary conclusion, the head of state has displayed symptoms of heart problems," it said in a statement, adding that he was in Turkey. Atambayev turned 60 last week.
"Because of this, President Atambayev will undergo a medical examination and will be under the supervision of doctors for some time," it said.
Atambayev, who has run the formerly Soviet Central Asian republic since 2011, had previously displayed no obvious signs of poor health
