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Kyrgyz govt promises to hold elections within 6 months

17 April 2010 23:17 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A new Kyrgyz government, headed by Roza Otunbayeva, has promised to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in the country within six months, Jan Kubis, special envoy of the U.N. Secretary-General, reported here on Friday. â€œThe Kyrgyz Constitution will be revised within the coming three monthsâ€ â€“ he said, APA reports quoting Itar-tass.com web-page.
Kubis said as well that the Kyrgyz government and ex-President Kurmanbek Bakiyev had reached agreement, under which the ex-president could leave the country. â€œRoza Otunbayeva, as the head of the provisional government, guaranteed immunity to Mr. Bakiyev and his family, while the latter signed an application on his resignation from the post of the president of Kyrgyzstan after he left the country together with his wife and two children,â€ Kubis continued.
According to his information, the guarantees do not extend to other members of the Bakiyev family, including his brothers. â€œOne of the brothers of the ex-president is staying in Kyrgyzstan,â€ he added.
Kubis stressed that Kyrgyzstan was one of the poorest countries of the region, and â€œits economic and social problems will not be resolved automatically with the coming of the new rulers.â€ He believes the support of the world community is needed for the restoration of normal life in the country.
According to Kubis, both Bakiyev and Roza Otunbayeva appealed to the U.N. to conduct an international investigation of the developments in Kyrgyzstan, where 82 people died in the unrest and some 1,500 were wounded.