23.03.2005

March 22, 2005

Tbilisi, Georgia

(unofficial translation)

H.E. Askar Akaev

President of the Kyrgyz Republic

Dear President Akaev,

I am writing to you as a friend and a colleague in order to express to the great Kyrgyz nation my support in the current situation. Under your leadership and guidance, Kyrgyzstan has been transformed into a modern state and become a responsible member of the international community. These unique contributions will provide prosperity and stability for your people and the entire region.

My specific purpose in addressing you at this time is to share my concerns about current events taking place in your country. Based on my own personal experience, I have come to learn that there is no more noble cause than to support and embrace the forces of democracy, which in itself is a guarantor of stability. For as leaders and public figures, there is no greater task than to respect the will of our peoples – in order to bring about peace and lasting stability.

In support of freedom and equal rights, and a strong Kyrgyzstan, please know that I extend you a hand of friendship and support during this critical period in the history of the Kyrgyz nation. Furthermore, if you consider it helpful I also am ready to be of assistance, in any form that you would deem appropriate. Specifically, I am ready at any moment to visit your Kyrgyzstan to serve as a negotiator, moderator or friend – and to take part in the constructive discussions with the opposition.

Please consider my gesture to assist you not as interference but rather as an expression of my desire to help establish a constructive dialogue and prevent instability chaos and unrest. It is in our shared interests that Kyrgyzstan preserves its role as a democratic leader in the region. I am confident that by working together, we can achieve that outcome.

Sincerely,

Mikheil Saakashvili