The issue of evacuating Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev from the Russian military base in Kant was not considered. this to Interfax Russian military sources in Kyrgyzstan reported on Thursday. They also emphasized that reports about the preparation of an aircraft for the Kyrgyz president at the Russian base do not correspond to reality.

Earlier there were reports that the Kyrgyz leader intended to seek political asylum on the base. The most contradictory information is currently being received about Akaev's whereabouts. According to one version, he is negotiating with representatives of the OSCE and the opposition, according to another, he has already left the country. Some claim that the president is at his country residence.
At the same time, the representative of the OSCE Chairmanship for Central Asia, Alois Peterle, does not have information about the whereabouts of the president of the republic. “However, Peterle received confirmation (from the head of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry) that his meeting with President Askar Akaev will take place in the very near future,” says a statement on the OSCE website.

Earlier, Peterle called on the Kyrgyz authorities and the opposition to “refrain from violence and begin a dialogue as soon as possible.” The representative of the Council of Europe also said that his organization is “ready to act as a mediator” in negotiations between the parties.

The Kyrgyz Embassy in Russia stated that they do not have official information about what is happening in the republic. At the same time, embassy officials refused to comment on the information that Akaev asked for political asylum in the Russian Federation and was ready to fly to Moscow.

Meanwhile, the situation in Bishkek continues to remain tense. According to Western media reports, the Government House, captured by the opposition during the day, is on fire - smoke from the fire is visible from various parts of the city. In the central square of Bishkek, according to daily tradition, the national flag was lowered to the sounds of the national anthem at six o'clock in the evening local time.

The leaders of the rebels, having also established control over republican television, announced that they intended to convene an emergency session of the parliament of the previous composition. In their opinion, the current government is “completely demoralized.”

The rebels managed to free one of their leaders, ex-vice president Felix Kulov, from prison. He is expected to appear on television.

Kulov, one of the most prominent figures in the Kyrgyz opposition, was sentenced to seven years for economic crimes and served his sentence in a colony near Bishkek.

The opposition and the OSCE lost Akaev