The south of Kyrgyzstan is talking about secession from the North
The Russian Federation does not see any grounds for interfering in the political situation in Kyrgyzstan, where, under the pressure of street protests, the process of overthrowing the current government is successfully underway.
The head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Konstantin Kosachev, stated this in a commentary to Izvestia, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
He said that no requests had yet been received from Bishkek to Moscow for military support to quell the unrest.
“I don’t see any grounds for such an appeal from President Jeenbekov; I believe that what is happening is an internal matter of Kyrgyzstan and the country must cope with the situation itself,” the politician said.
He also believes that there is no reason to talk about the possible removal of the republic from Russia in connection with the protests, since Kyrgyzstan understands the importance of trade and economic partnership with Russia.
“Therefore, I do not see a threat to our bilateral relations. Unless, of course, a third party interferes with them, and unfortunately we are now seeing such attempts,” Kosachev added.
In turn, senior researcher at the Center for Post-Soviet Studies at IMEMO Stanislav Pritchin is convinced that the crisis in Kyrgyzstan is still far from over.
“In the south of the republic, in Osh, there are calls for separation from the north. This is a split that deepened even more following the results of the parliamentary elections, when only four southern parties passed the threshold,” the political scientist noted.
He added that the experience of previous years shows how difficult it is to restore the vertical of power after such upheavals: for example, after similar events in 2010, Bishkek had long discussions with the leadership of Osh in order to build relations, and the south was able to achieve a certain autonomy.
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