Kyrgyzstan  - The ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has not ruled out the possibility of resigning in case his safety is guaranteed by the interim government.

"I believe, first and foremost, if there is a guarantee that the roaming of these armed people ends in Kyrgyzstan, that this redistribution of property and this armed free-for-all stops. Secondly, if my personal security and that of my family and my relatives is guaranteed," Bakiyev told reporters when asked about his conditions for resigning.

Raising the possibility of ceding the power for the first time, Bakiyev's offer for resignation could offer a way out of the standoff with the self-proclaimed government controlling Kyrgyzstan.

"I can guarantee full security while they cannot guarantee any for me," said the ousted president, looking tired. "Why on earth should I go there, especially if they cannot guarantee my security?"

Bakiyev also called on the head of the interim government Roza Otunbayeva to join talks in the southern Kyrgyz city of Jalalabad, since, he alleged, the government could not guarantee his safety in Bishkek.

Bakiyev fled the capital last week during an uprising in which 83 people were killed.

The opposition figures formed a self-declared interim government after Bakiyev fled the capital, Bishkek. The Kyrgyz president was offered safe passage out of the country, but he has shown no intention of leaving Kyrgyzstan and there are doubts whether any country would accept him.

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Originally published in Press TV