Akayev willing to resign as president of Kyrgyzstan
{{date|March 31, 2005}}
[[Image:Bischkek.jpg|180px|right|thumb|File photo of Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan ''Source: [[w:de:Benutzer:Hunne|Hunne]]'']]In an interview broadcast on Russian state-run Channel One television, deposed [[w:Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz]] president [[w:Askar Akayev|Askar Akayev]], when asked whether he was prepared to resign as president, replied, "Of course, of course - if I am given the relevant guarantees and if it is in full accordance with the current legislation."

He added that he had "the desire to help so that the newly elected president is legitimate."

While acting president and prime minister [[w:Kurmanbek Bakiyev|Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] and former acting minister of securities Felix Kulov have offered him immunity, he said he would only return if parliament offered him "personal safety guarantees."

Bakiyev warned that Akayev's return could  "give rise to mass unrest."

In related news, acting minister of securities Felix Kulov has been removed from parliament on his own will, RIA Novosti reported the parliamentary press service as saying.

He was reported as saying that "The set goal has been achieved: the situation in our republic has stabilized."

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=626760
|title=Akayev Told Not to Return to Kyrgyzstan
|author=Kadyr Toktogulov
|pub=AP
|date=March 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5482886&startrow=1&date=2005-03-30&do_alert=0
|title=RESHUFFLE IN KYRGYZSTAN SECURITY-RELATED AGENCIES
|author=
|pub=RIA Novosti
|date=March 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/03/5a0a0e43-3c39-4ea0-8a66-da0400ec4da8.html
|title='Too Early' For Akaev's Return To Kyrgyzstan
|author=
|pub=Reuters, AP
|date=March 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4900394,00.html
|title=Kyrgyz Leader May Be Willing to Resign
|author=Steve Gutterman
|pub=AP
|date=March 30, 2005}}

  

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HunneIn an interview broadcast on Russian state-run Channel One television, deposed Kyrgyz president Askar Akayev, when asked whether he was prepared to resign as president, replied, "Of course, of course - if I am given the relevant guarantees and if it is in full accordance with the current legislation."

He added that he had "the desire to help so that the newly elected president is legitimate."

While acting president and prime minister Kurmanbek Bakiyev and former acting minister of securities Felix Kulov have offered him immunity, he said he would only return if parliament offered him "personal safety guarantees."

Bakiyev warned that Akayev's return could  "give rise to mass unrest."

In related news, acting minister of securities Felix Kulov has been removed from parliament on his own will, RIA Novosti reported the parliamentary press service as saying.

He was reported as saying that "The set goal has been achieved: the situation in our republic has stabilized."

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