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Kyrgyz President Atambaev in China

SHANGHAI, China - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a ceremony welcoming Atambaev to China, in Shanghai on May 18, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kyrgyz President Atambaev in China

SHANGHAI, China - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at a signing ceremony in Shanghai on May 18, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kyrgyz president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meet in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2013.

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Kyrgyz president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2013.

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Kyrgyz President Atambaev in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (3rd from L) and his wife Raisa Atambaeva (3rd from R) hold talks with Japanese Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (far R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kyrgyz President Atambaev in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (R) hold talks at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kyrgyz President-elect Atambayev

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's president-elect, Almazbek Atambayev, speaks at a press conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Nov. 1, 2011.

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Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A man walks past a poster of former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, a presidential candidate, in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, on Oct. 29, 2011. People in Kyrgyzstan voted on Oct. 30, 2011, to elect a new president.

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Interim Kyrgyz gov't deputy chief Atambayev

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Almazbek Atambayev, deputy head of the interim Kyrgyz government, speaks at a press conference in Bishkek on April 12, 2010. Atambayev, a former prime minister, said the temporary authorities are preparing to launch an operation aimed at detaining fleeing President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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Japan pledges $107 mil. in infrastructure aid to Kyrgyzstan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev in Bishkek on Oct. 26, 2015. Abe pledged a total of 13 billion yen, or about $107 million, in aid to Kyrgyzstan for repairing a major road and procuring equipment at Manas International Airport in the Kyrgyz capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan pledges $107 mil. in infrastructure aid to Kyrgyzstan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) holds talks with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev in Bishkek on Oct. 26, 2015. Abe pledged a total of 13 billion yen, or about $107 million, in aid to Kyrgyzstan for repairing a major road and procuring equipment at Manas International Airport in the Kyrgyz capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Interim Kyrgyz gov't deputy chief Atambayev

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Almazbek Atambayev, deputy head of the interim Kyrgyz government, speaks at a press conference in Bishkek on April 12, 2010. Atambayev, a former prime minister, said the temporary authorities are preparing to launch an operation aimed at detaining fleeing President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. (Kyodo)

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Kyrgyz President-elect Atambayev

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's president-elect, Almazbek Atambayev, speaks at a press conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Nov. 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A man walks past a poster of former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, a presidential candidate, in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, on Oct. 29, 2011. People in Kyrgyzstan voted on Oct. 30, 2011, to elect a new president. (Kyodo)