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Thursday, 25 November 2004
KAZAKH, KYRGYZ, UZBEK LEADERS CONGRATULATE YANUKOVYCH
By empty (11/25/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev, and Uzbek President Islam Karimov have all congratulated Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on his victory in the bitterly disputed 21 November presidential runoff, agencies reported. President Nazarbaev expressed his \"heartfelt congratulations,\" adding, \"Your victory testifies to the Ukrainian people\'s choice in favor of a united nation, a democratic path of development, and economic progress.\" The runoff results have sparked mass protests in Ukraine and widespread international skepticism; the only other world leaders to have congratulated Yanukovych are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev, and Uzbek President Islam Karimov have all congratulated Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on his victory in the bitterly disputed 21 November presidential runoff, agencies reported. President Nazarbaev expressed his \"heartfelt congratulations,\" adding, \"Your victory testifies to the Ukrainian people\'s choice in favor of a united nation, a democratic path of development, and economic progress.\" The runoff results have sparked mass protests in Ukraine and widespread international skepticism; the only other world leaders to have congratulated Yanukovych are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. (RIA-Novosti)