Kyrgyz parliamentary committee approves closure of US base

August 2nd, 2009 Kyrgyz president inaugurated for 2nd termBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent. Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last month's vote, which Bakiyev won with 76 percent of the ballots.

July 29th, 2009 Russia wants second base in KyrgyzstanMOSCOW — Russian news agencies are quoting a top Kremlin adviser as saying Moscow aims to build a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has a major air base. The RIA-Novosti news agency cited Sergei Prikhodko as saying Wednesday that Kyrgyz and Russian officials have agreed in principle on putting a base in Kyrgyzstan's South.

July 7th, 2009 Kyrgyz leader approves US deal for Manas baseBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan's president has signed into a law an agreement allowing U.S. military forces to continue using a crucial airbase to ship supplies to troops in Afghanistan.

June 25th, 2009 Kyrgyz lawmakers back US air base dealBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan's parliament has unanimously approved a deal allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan.

June 23rd, 2009 Official: US, Kyrgyz reach deal on using air baseBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A parliamentary committee on Tuesday backed a deal that allows the United States to ship non-lethal military supplies through a Kyrgyz air base to Afghanistan — four months after the Central Asian nation ordered the eviction of U.S. troops from the base.

June 23rd, 2009 BISHKEK - Kyrgyzstan has signed a deal with the US for the creation of a "centre of transit shipments" at a former US air base at Manas airport, a source in the Kyrgyz government said Tuesday. The country's parliament is due to start discussions on the ratification of the agreement later in the day, a lawmaker told RIA Novosti.

June 23rd, 2009 Official: US, Kyrgyz reach deal on airbase useBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for using a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan, a senior Kyrgyz official said Tuesday, four months after the country said U.S.

June 23rd, 2009 Report: US, Kyrgyz deal on airbase useMOSCOW — The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for use of a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. military supplies to Afghanistan, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.

June 11th, 2009 Obama seeks closer ties with KyrgyzstanBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — President Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, officials said Thursday, as Washington tries to keep U.S. forces from being evicted from an important air base in the Central Asian nation.

June 8th, 2009 Afghans, Kyrgyz may discuss leaving US base openBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A high-ranking Kyrgyz official says the Central Asian nation's president may meet with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to discuss the possibility of letting U.S.-led forces continue using an air base to support operations in Afghanistan. Aibek Moldogaziyev said Monday that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Karzai might discuss the Manas air base during an upcoming security summit in Russia.

April 28th, 2009 Pentagon: Progress in talks to keep US baseWASHINGTON — The United States reported progress Tuesday in negotiations to extend its lease of a key Central Asian air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan, although an August eviction date looms. "I think we see reason for hope there, that that can be worked out," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

April 22nd, 2009 ALMATY - The US and Tajikistan have reached a deal on sending non-military cargo through Tajik territory to neighbouring Afghanistan, according to reports reaching here Tuesday. Within one or two months, the US should be allowed to send non-military supplies to Afghanistan, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said in Tajik capital Dushanbe.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US military officials are exploring alternative supply routes for NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan that include Iran, the New York Times reported Thursday. The newspaper also reported that the question of the US base in Kyrgyzstan at the Manas base could be revived in the coming days when US negotiators travel there.

February 21st, 2009 BISHKEK - Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev Friday signed a decree to close a US airbase used since 2001 to support NATO operations in neighbouring Afghanistan, his office said in a statement. On Thursday Kyrgyzstan's single-chamber legislature approved the closure.

February 3rd, 2009 MOSCOW - Kyrgyzstan will demand the closure of a US military base on its territory that is used to support anti-terrorism operations in neighbouring Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has said. 'The Kyrgyz government has taken a decision to terminate the rent of the base,' Bakiyev told a news conference after holding talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.