Friday, 01 April 2005

AKAYEV WOULD BE IN DANGER IF HE RETURNED TO KYRGYZSTAN - FOREIGN MINISTER

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Interim Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva told journalists on Friday that it would be dangerous for ousted President Askar Akayev to return to Kyrgyzstan. \"We don\'t want him to be torn apart by the crowds,\" Otunbayeva said. \"Akayev can live in Kyrgyzstan if his own people accept him,\" she said.
Interim Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva told journalists on Friday that it would be dangerous for ousted President Askar Akayev to return to Kyrgyzstan. \"We don\'t want him to be torn apart by the crowds,\" Otunbayeva said. \"Akayev can live in Kyrgyzstan if his own people accept him,\" she said. Talking about the property belonging to Akayev and his family, Otunbayeva said that \"an old car was the only property Akayev ever declared.\" \"We are ready to send this car to Moscow at any time, let the rest go to the people of Kyrgyzstan,\" Otunbayeva said. (Interfax)
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