*UPDATES THAT THE PRESIDENT IS IN THE AEGEAN TURKISH PROVINCE OF IZMIR.
By Nezir Aliyev and Denizhan Guzel
IZMIR, Turkey (AA) – Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev has canceled his U.S. visit to attend the UN General Assembly amid heart problems.
Atambayev, 60, had complained of chest pains on his way from Bishkek to New York at Istanbul’s Ataturk’s Airport, Bishkek-based news agency AKIpress reported, citing the Kyrgyz Presidential Press Office.
After an initial medical examination on the plane, doctors detected heart problems and urged the president to get an in-depth exam, the agency reported.
Atambayev will receive full treatment in Turkey, it added.
Currently the president is resting at a hotel in the Cesme district of the Turkish Aegean province of Izmir.
In his absence, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev will lead the delegation in New York.
