Akayev about his biggest mistake as president: “Once Nazarbayev called me …”

The overthrow from the post of President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev in an interview with Deutsche Welle explained the activities of the external forces that, after the “Revolution of the Roses” in Georgia and the “Orange Revolution” in Ukraine, first wanted to organize a coup in Uzbekistan, and when it did not work out, they paid attention to Kyrgyzstan.

“He was the weakest link because we had a free seal. I believe that I made the biggest mistake by allowing the organization of Freedom House the creation of printing houses for the media. He gave them greater freedom, and they began to print all independent newspapers. Free for free. They simply replicated them with millions, where they wrote any in vain. About us, about the family, ”the ex -president shared his memories.

According to him, the presidents of neighboring countries were also dissatisfied with the work of these printing houses, since the opposition publications banned from them were published in Kyrgyzstan, after which they were distributed both in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. “Once Nursultan Abishevich (Nazarbayev. – Ed.) Calls me and says:” Listen, democrat, you do democracy at home. Why do we have? You see, your printing house printed a newspaper, where such criticisms were brought on me! ”. In the same way, Islam Abduganievich (Karimov. – Ed.) Said. So there was such a mistake, and our economy went uphill,” – with the visible one, with the visible Akayev noticed regretfully.