The mayor\'s office of Osh, Kyrgyzstan\'s second-largest city, is ready to introduce a state of emergency due to an unsanctioned protest organized by the opposition on the city\'s central square, Osh Mayor Satyvaldy Chyrmashev told a press conference on Wednesday. \"The city\'s authorities are ready to do everything necessary to preserve calm among Osh\'s 500,000 citizens,\" Chyrmashev said. The city\'s authorities are currently negotiating with the rally organizers, Chyrmashev said. \"We are ready to provide transportation to all citizens of other cities so that they can get home safely,\" Chyrmashev said. Approximately 400 people gathered on Osh\'s central square, demanding the government\'s dismissal and new parliamentary elections. Police surrounded the regional administration building to keep the protestors outside. (Interfax)