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| Incentives may lure Bakiyev to resign |
| 2010-04-13 |
| The head of Kyrgyzstan's interim government has said ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev may be offered an incentive to leave the country. "Everyone is calling on him to leave the Kyrgyz people alone, for Bakiyev to find himself a place outside Kyrgyzstan," Roza Otunbayeva said. "Bakiyev has certainly raised the question -- 'what will I get in exchange?' We are working on the question right now to a certain extent," said added. Otunbayeva said Bakiyev should realize that there is no way out of the current deadlock. She's also added that her government has full control of the Kyrgyz military. The interim government had previously threatened to launch a special operation to arrest Bakiyev, if he did not resign. The ousted president has so far refused to officially step down. Bakiyev has warned that any attempt to arrest or kill him will lead to "more bloodshed." |
| Posted by:Fred |