Kyrgyzstan Says Two US Diplomats Not Welcome

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Kyrgyzstan, home to a U.S. military base, said two American diplomats were no longer welcome on Wednesday, accusing them of interference in the Central Asian state's domestic affairs.

``The decision was taken based on facts presented by Kyrgyzstan's special services about their repeated involvement in the country's domestic affairs...'' the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The U.S. embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek declined to say whether or when the two might be expelled. An embassy statement on Tuesday said the United States was ``disturbed by reports'' of their expulsion.

Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic bordering China, has been in talks with Washington over raising the rent of the military airbase that the United States uses to support operations in nearby Afghanistan.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-kyrgyzstan-usa.html

[Selatius]

1. I heard Russia has a base nearby in Kant

The US is in the backyard of both China and Russia in a region that has untapped oil reserves. There are smiles and messages of goodwill all around, but below the surface there is suspicion and deep-seated distrust.

[cantstandbush]

2. US embassies are designed to disrupt internal affairs of the countries

they are in. It's what all nations do. The US, however, usually succeeds in destablizing its targets.