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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...
vowed not to resign. Speaking on the BBC Russian Service later in the day, he said he was ready to hold talks with the opposition."If the so-called provisional government, who is self-appointed, is ready to enter into negotiations with me, I am ready to listen to them, to listen what they want," he said.
He said the events which have taken place in the former Soviet republic have been a "big surprise" for him, adding he hoped for moral support from the international community.
In the interview with Ekho Moskvy, Bakiyev said he believes Russia has not "abandoned him," despite the fact that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Otunbayeva talked by telephone in a clear sign Russia was not opposed to the provisional government in Kyrgyzstan.
MOSCOW, April 9(RIA Novosti)
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