KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN TO SKIP CONFERENCE OVER U.S. PRESIDENT\'S COMMENT...

Thursday, 17 August 2006

KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN TO SKIP CONFERENCE OVER U.S. PRESIDENT\'S COMMENT...

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Ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir-uulu told a news conference in Bishkek on August 16 that he will not attend an ombudsmen\'s conference in Iowa because of a recent comment by U.S. President George W.

Ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir-uulu told a news conference in Bishkek on August 16 that he will not attend an ombudsmen\'s conference in Iowa because of a recent comment by U.S. President George W. Bush. \"George Bush insulted the believers by enriching his vocabulary with yet another blunder -- by coining the term \'Islamic fascism,\'\" Bakir-uulu said. \"This insult does not allow me, as a representative of Kyrgyzstan, where various faiths including Islam peacefully coexist, to take part in the conference.\" (RFE/RL)

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