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| Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev meets
press after he has signed the document of resignation in Moscow Apr.3,
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Askar Akayev (Xinhua/file
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Askar Akayev (file photo
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Askar Akayev (file photo
Source: Xinhua/AFP) |
กก MOSCOW, April 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev
said Sunday he has signed the document on his resignation in the Kyrgyz Embassy
in Moscow.
"We have just finished talks with the Kyrgyz
parliamentary delegation led by (parliament speaker) Omurbek Tekebayev. The
talks proceeded in a constructive manner and demonstrated our fullmutual
understanding," Akayev told a press conference in the embassy after the talks.
The negotiations resulted in a four-section document,
one of which said, "the president of Kyrgyzstan announces his early resignation
in compliance with his own statement," Akayev said.
The resignation ceremony will be held on Monday, he
said.
The signing of the resignation document came after
nearly threehours of talks between Akayev and the Kyrgyz parliamentary
delegation, which arrived here earlier in the day.
Akayev, who arrived in the embassy shortly after at 3
p.m. local time (1100 GMT), first held a one-hour talk with Tekebayev. The talks
were then joined by other members of the Kyrgyz delegation.
A day earlier, Akayev verbally agreed to relinquish
power, a decision by a man described by Tekebayev as having "a sober view" on
the situation in the country.
As head of state, "he is fully aware of his actions
and has acted in the people's interests," Tekebayev said Saturday.
Akayev, Kyrgyzstan's president for the past 14 years,
was accused of rigging the recent parliamentary polls to pave the way for
winning a further presidential term later this year. He fled his country late
last month amid strong opposition protests.
Akayev fled his country on March 24 when opposition
supporters stormed the main government building in Bishkek and has since hinted
he wants to return and might resign if his security is guaranteed.
The president, as Kyrgyzstan's constitution
stipulates, must address a parliament session in person to announce his
resignation.
However, as Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva
has warned Akayev would be in danger if he returns to Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional
Court Chairwoman Cholpon Bayekova said it would also be acceptable for a Kyrgyz
parliamentary delegation to meet Akayev outside the country and bring his
notarized resignation to Bishkek.
Tekebayev said upon arrival in Moscow, "Our mission
has been authorized by the parliament. We've arrived here with a notary whowill
document Akayev's resignation." Enditem |