Vladimir Putin and Robert Kocharian. St. Petersburg, December 2003 photo from the site www.noev-kovcheg.ru Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Yerevan announced his readiness to accept Askara Akayev in Russia if he wants to come. “As for the possibility of the arrival of Askara Akayev Akayev, if he wants to come to Russia, then we will not mind. I think this is quite possible,” Putin shook after negotiations with Armenian President Robert Kocharian.

Askar Akayev. Photo from the official website of the President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev regarded the latest events in Kyrgyzstan as an anti -constitutional coup d'etat. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the state Kyrgyz agency "Kabar". "Rumors about my resignation from the post of president are false and malicious," Akayev said in a statement. - My current stay outside the country is a temporary phenomenon.

Revolution in Kyrgyzstan. Photo by ar About three thousand people gathered in the square in front of the building of the Kyrgyzstan parliament, then surrounded the building from all sides and went to storm, RIA Novosti reports. According to NTV, this happened due to the discontent of the restoration of the powers of the former parliament. The crowd broke the door in the building. The assault was stopped by the deputies who left the building to the protesters.

And about. Kyrgyz President Kurambek Bakiyev has appointed new power ministers, Ferghana.Ru reports. The former Prosecutor General of the country Myktybek Abdyldaev has been appointed Acting Minister of Internal Affairs. Acting head of the Ministry of Defense will be a deputy of parliament, General Ismail Isakov, acting. Minister of Justice appointed Erkin Mamyrov. And about. Akylbek Dyuyshenbiev has been appointed as the Presidential Affairs Manager.

In the center of Moscow on Friday there was a fire in an apartment at Novorogozhskaya, building 10 building A. As a source in the UGPS told RIA Novosti, information about the fire was received by phone "01" at 6.00 am. According to preliminary information, the owner of the apartment was badly injured as a result of the fire. Two ambulances were sent to the scene. Eight fire brigades are involved in the elimination of the fire.

The State Council of Tatarstan approved the candidacy of Mintimer Shaimiev for the post of President of the Republic, RBC reports. Earlier, President Putin submitted his candidacy for granting him the powers of the President of Tatarstan for consideration by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Thus, for Shaimiev, the fourth term of office of the president of the republic has come. He was first elected president in 1991, then in March 1996.

Over the past day, two attacks on foreigners were committed in the Moscow region, one of them was killed, law enforcement sources told ITAR-TASS. The day before, a citizen of Nigeria, a student of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, turned to the police. He stated that on Papernik Street in Moscow he was attacked by an unknown person who, threatening with a knife, took away his cell phone, money and documents. The assailant was not arrested.

The Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan has appointed Ishenbay Kadyrbekov as Acting President of the country, RBC reports. In addition, the parliament entrusted the functions of the country's government to the Coordinating Council of National Unity, headed by Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Prime Minister Nikolai Tanaev wrote his resignation on Thursday evening. Opposition supporters stormed the government building, and then the TV center in Bishkek came under their control.

Bishop store in Bishkek. Photo from Newsru.com Three people died on the night of Thursday to Friday in Bishkek during the riots, said the representative of the opposition headquarters on the live air of the Kyrgyz television. “According to preliminary information, three people in Bishkek died last night. We heard that there were up to a hundred victims, we will understand, but there are so many concrete facts so far,” he said.

And about. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has made a number of appointments in the new government, Gazeta.ru reports citing the Kabar news agency. According to Bakiyev's decree, State Secretary Omonakun Ibraimov, First Vice Prime Minister Kubanychbek Zhumaliev, and others were dismissed. O.

Minsk police officers detained about 150 participants in an unauthorized opposition rally in the center of the Belarusian capital. According to Gazeta.Ru with reference to Interfax, the opposition continues the rally. The action is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the formation of the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918. Its participants demand the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko and the release of imprisoned oppositionists.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Thursday invited Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Panteleyev to present a note to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Gazeta.Ru reports citing Interfax. According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, in the note the Ukrainian side demands explanations about the incident with the Russian landing ship.

Fragment of the poster of the concert '' St. Petersburg Maidan '' The Petersburg Maidan Rock-Kino-Concert with the participation of leading Russian and Ukrainian rock bands was threatened with a breakdown. The concert should be held on April 3 in the Yubileiny sports complex in St. Petersburg. As the chief producer of the event, the representative of the Dream Scanner film company Olga Konkaya, told the faces.

From left to right: Askar Akayev, Emomali Rakhmonov, Hu Jintao, Vladimir Putin, Islam Karimov, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo from Vers website Kyrgyz events call the third over the past year and a half revolution in the post -Soviet space. However, to draw direct parallels with occurring in Georgia and in Ukraine I would be worried; And not only because Transcaucasia and Eastern Europe are not Central Asia. The root of the Kyrgyz events is in the historical features of the country.

50% of Russians negatively assess the changes in the social sphere that have taken place over the past five years, another 39% and 34% note a deterioration in personal security and in the sphere of order and legality. These are the results of a survey conducted by VTsIOM for the fifth anniversary of Vladimir Putin's tenure as president of Russia. Nevertheless, 66-68% of Russians believe that the president is fulfilling his campaign promises to the best of his ability.