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Russia did not, however, rush troops to its aid when Ms Otunbayeva asked for them, as the violence in the south span out of control.

Ms Otunbayeva, for her part, says Kyrgyzstan has suffered enough under a strong presidential system.

Without mentioning the Uzbek community by name, Otunbayeva said the wrecked city of Osh would be rebuilt.

The leader of the coalition of opposition groups, Roza Otunbayeva, said the caretaker government was working on restoring order.

Ms. Otunbayeva is to remain in her post until the end of next year and won't be entitled to seek another term.

Ms. Otunbayeva said the opposition was taking control of police and military forces.

The leader of the interim government, Roza Otunbayeva, has said that the latest fighting may have been sparked by a "local conflict" .

He fears that Ms Otunbayeva has not taken enough advantage of the current lull to forestall future violence.

In an interview with The Economist in May, Ms Otunbayeva grumbled about the difficulty of getting her colleagues to agree on anything.

Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva, the former foreign minister, demanded the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev Thursday.

Ms Otunbayeva is, remarkably for a Central Asian leader, keeping her promise to step down as president.

Speaking from a parliament building, Otunbayeva demanded the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has fled the capital.

Otunbayeva, a former foreign minister, declared herself the country's interim leader after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in April.

He was replaced by the interim government, led by Ms Otunbayeva, a former ambassador and foreign minister.

Otunbayeva told Putin she was in full control of the situation in Kyrgyzstan, Peskov said.

Otunbayeva says the new government controls four of the seven provinces in the former Soviet republic.

Roza Otunbayeva, the acting president said that the country needed outside help and appealed to Russia to send peacekeeping troops.

Otunbayeva also said a U. S. air base in Kyrgyzstan that supports military operations in Afghanistan will remain open.

Human-rights watchdogs had pleaded with Ms Otunbayeva to postpone the vote, fearing a low turnout and violence.

The leader of Kyrgyzstan's interim administration, Roza Otunbayeva, has admitted how weak her army is.

An interim government, led by Roza Otunbayeva, a former foreign minister, has taken over.

Acting President Roza Otunbayeva said that the country needed outside help and appealed to Russia to send peacekeeping troops on June 12th.

Ms Otunbayeva grumbled about the difficulty of getting her colleagues to agree on anything.

Ms Otunbayeva will stay on as president for 18 months, but then be ineligible to stand for election next year.

"We need the entry of outside armed forces to calm the situation down, " Ms Otunbayeva told reporters.

Ms Otunbayeva insists the vote will go ahead, though with so many people displaced, and security still doubtful, that may be unwise.

Ms Otunbayeva, the interim president, was born in Osh, the second-largest city in the country and the south's biggest.

Rosa Otunbayeva says Uzbek refugees will be allowed to return home and that wrecked city of Osh will be rebuilt