Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev the president of Kyrgyzstan is a soviet-trained professional, he served in the Soviet Red Army - read the full story at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurmanbek_Bakiev
In summer 2005 Bakiyev proposed placing the Kyrgyz hydro-energy sector under the management of the Russian government-controlled Unified Energy Systems enterprise. The president's proposal was regarded as highly corrupt, according to representatives of the Kyrgyz energy sector, because the government sidestepped an open auction to consider other options for the sector's development. read the full article at:- http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2371017
It appears to me that "Putin" has defacto control Kyrgyzstan where MHL is exploring for oil
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