BISHKEK (Reuters) – The office of Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Monday he has been asked to prolong the state of emergency in capital Bishkek beyond Oct. 21 to further stabilise the situation after a week of unrest.
The proposal came from Bishkek commandant Almazbek Orozaliyev who met Jeenbekov together with two other senior security officials, the president’s office said in a statement.
(Reporting by Olga Dzyubenko; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Catherine Evans)
