KYRGYZ PRESIDENT-ELECT SUGGESTS U.S. BASES MAY BE CLOSED

Tuesday, 12 July 2005

KYRGYZ PRESIDENT-ELECT SUGGESTS U.S. BASES MAY BE CLOSED

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Addressing a press conference on 11 July, Bakiev voiced his support for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization\'s recent call for a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Central Asia.

Addressing a press conference on 11 July, Bakiev voiced his support for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization\'s recent call for a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Central Asia. Bakiev noted that the U.S. bases in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan were opened in 2001 to support military operations in Afghanistan. Addressing the issue of military operations, he said, \"This is no longer the case. Parliamentary and presidential elections have taken place in Afghanistan. Now we can begin reviewing the issue of the advisability of the U.S. military presence. How and when this will be -- time and the appropriate procedures will show.\" (RFE/RL)

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