Azerbaijan, Baku, April 8 / Trend V. Zhavoronkova /
The change of power in Kyrgyzstan is unlikely to affect the presence of foreign bases on its territory, Kyrgyz expert Nur Omarov said.
Riots take place the third day in different cities of Kyrgyzstan. They began in Talas by meeting before the city administration. The victims of the collision were 74 people, more than 500 injured. The opposition created interim government on Thursday. It announced that it dissolves the Parliament and takes the functions of the President and Cabinet of Ministers.
The temporary government intends to work for six months - before making any changes to the Constitution. Representatives of the opposition say about the transition of the police, army and border guards to their side.
Change of the government will not affect the fate of foreign military bases, namely, the U.S Transit Center "Manas" and the Russian military base Kant in Kyrgyzstan.
"I believe that the situation with foreign bases in the country will not change significantly after the events in Kyrgyzstan", doctor of historical sciences Omarov told Trend over phone from Bishkek.
He said that the agreement on their stay in the country is long-term.
Perhaps, individual items of these agreements will be revised. The expert said that everything will remain the same.
Omarov said that it concerns both "Manas", and in particular air base in Kant, because it is deployed within the mandate of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
"The events of 2005 demonstrated that most politicians who come to power, are interested in maintaining relations with both Russia and the U.S.. So, there is no sense to aggravate the relationship by any actions, since it is illogical, Omarov said.
He said that multi-vector sphere will remain as principle of Kyrgyz foreign policy.
'Manas' base as a transshipment center was opened in summer of 2009. It is located on the territory of Manas International Airport.
The Centre is an important logistic link in the north supply chain of military cargo to Afghanistan, where U.S. forces and anti-terrorist coalition fight against terrorism since 2001.
The center transits military troops to Afghanistan and back, air freight, refuels aircrafts in the air.
More than 1,000 U.S. military personnel serve at "Manas".
Russian air base Kant began operating in Kyrgyzstan, after Moscow signed a contract with Bishkek to place aircraft units within the CSTO on its territory in 2003.