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Nikolai Bordyuzha, secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO, which comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Russia), stated on 4 April in Dushanbe that Article 2 of the Collective Security Treaty, which provides a mechanism for stabilizing the situation in member states in the event of unrest or external aggression, could have been applied during recent events in Kyrgyzstan. Bordyuzha met with Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov in Dushanbe on 4 April to discuss cooperation among member states, Tajik Television reported. In reference to recent \"disturbances in Bishkek,\" he said, \"I am deeply convinced that we should have applied this mechanism.
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In an interview published on 4 April in the daily \"Gun,\" U.S. Ambassador to Baku Reno Harnish listed five spheres that he termed crucial to U.
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The resignation of Askar Akayev as president of Kyrgyzstan is a normal step that was taken in compliance with the constitution, the country\'s interim President Kurmanbek Bakiyev told Interfax on Monday evening. \"It would have been even better for the Kyrgyz people if Akayev had taken this step earlier,\" Bakiyev said. \"In my opinion, Akayev delayed his resignation, which provided grounds for various debates between Kyrgyz politicians and ordinary citizens,\" the interim president said.
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The latest visit by controversial Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky to Tbilisi was agreed upon with the Georgian authorities, Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili told a news conference in Tbilisi on Monday. \"Berezovsky\'s visit to Georgia was legal. He had all the necessary documents to cross the border,\" Patarkatsishvili said.

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