Kyrgyz President-elect Atambayev

Kyrgyz President-elect Atambayev

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

Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

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.

Interim Kyrgyz gov't deputy chief Atambayev

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.

Japan pledges $107 mil. in infrastructure aid to Kyrgyzstan

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

Japan pledges $107 mil. in infrastructure aid to Kyrgyzstan

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

Interim Kyrgyz gov't deputy chief Atambayev

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)

Kyrgyz President-elect Atambayev

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)

Presidential election in Kyrgyzstan

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)