ZCZC
BFF-28
KYRGYZSTAN-VOTE-UNREST
Putin hopes for ‘peaceful’ solution to Kyrgyz crisis
MOSCOW, Oct 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed hope for a peaceful solution to a political crisis in Kyrgyzstan after unrest prompted authorities to cancel the results of a parliamentary election.
“We are hoping that things will resolve peacefully,” Putin said in an interview with state television, adding that Russia hopes “normal democratic processes will resume … as soon as possible.”
BSS/AFP/MSY/1558 hrs