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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev delivers a speech on the occasion of Kyrgyzstan's 18th anniversary of Independence from the Soviet Union, in Bishkek on August 31, 2009.

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  1. CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - OCTOBER 9: (L-R) Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, Uzbekistan's Parliament Speaker Myargizar Sobirov, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenisran Muratgeldy Akmammedov, Tajik Prime Minister Akil Akilov, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attend a plenary meeting of the leaders during the Commonwealth of the Independent States Summit October, 9,2009 in Chishinau, Moldova. Presidents and Prime Ministers of former Soviet states gathered in Moldova to hold talks focusing on 'joint anti-crisis measures'.
  2. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (R) and US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Tatiana Gfoeller (L) lay a wreath at a monument to victims of the 9/11 tragedy at the US airbase 30 km outside Bishkek in Manas on September 11, 2009. It has been 8 years since terrorists attacked the world trade center buildings in New York city using passenger liners.
  3. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev delivers a speech on the occasion of Kyrgyzstan's 18th anniversary of Independence from the Soviet Union, in Bishkek on August 31, 2009.
  4. MINSK, BELARUS - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Armenia's President Serge Sargsyan, Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon attend the EURASEC Summit at the Russian embassy on November 27, 2009 in Minsk, Belarus. November,27.2009. Leaders from countries of the former Soviet republic have gathered in Minsk for an economy and cooperation summit.
  5. MINSK - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev,Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon and Armenian President Serge Sargsyan meet prior to the EURASEC Summit in Minsk, Belarus. Leaders of former Soviet republics have gathered in Minsk for an economy and customs cooperation summit.
  6. MINSK - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Armenian President Serge Sargsyan, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon meet prior to the EURASEC Summit in Minsk, Belarus. Leaders of former Soviet republics have gathered in Minsk for an economy and customs cooperation summit.
  7. MINSK - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev,Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev meet during the EURASEC Summit in Minsk, Belarus. Leaders of former Soviet republics have gathered in Minsk for an economy and customs cooperation summit.
  8. MINSK - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev meet during the EURASEC Summit in Minsk, Belarus. Leaders of former Soviet republics have gathered in Minsk for an economy and customs cooperation summit.
  9. (L-R) Armenia President Serzh Sarksyan, Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon attend a news conference in Minsk, November 27, 2009. The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus signed an agreement on Friday to create a new customs union from July 1, 2010.
  10. (L-R) Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev attend a news conference in Minsk, November 27, 2009. The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus signed an agreement on Friday to create a new customs union from July 1, 2010.
  11. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks, as (L-2nd R) Armenia's President Serzh Sarksyan, Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev listen to him, during a news conference in Minsk, November 27, 2009. The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus signed an agreement on Friday to create a new customs union from July 1, 2010.
  12. Kyrgyz new Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov (1st row) delivers a speech during a session of State Parliament in Bishkek, October 21, 2009. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on Wednesday named his long-standing ally Usenov as the new prime minister, Bakiyev's office said.
  13. Kyrgyz new Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov delivers a speech during a session of State Parliament in Bishkek, October 21, 2009. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on Wednesday named his long-standing ally Usenov as the new prime minister, Bakiyev's office said.
  14. Kyrgyz new Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov delivers a speech during a session of State Parliament in Bishkek, October 21, 2009. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on Wednesday named his long-standing ally Usenov as the new prime minister, Bakiyev's office said.
  15. Picture taken on May 9, 2008 shows A Kyrgyz soldier playing a bugle during a Victory Day celebration in Bishkek. The government of the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan resigned on October 20, 2009 after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev called for sweeping reforms, a government spokesman said.
  16. Picture taken on August 31, 2009 shows Kyrgyz honour guard soldiers carrying a national flag in celebration of the 18th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's Independence from the Soviet Union, in Bishkek. The government of the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan resigned on October 20, 2009 after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev called for sweeping reforms, a government spokesman said.

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