Otunbayeva elected Kyrgyzstan interim president.

BISHKEK, June 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Roza Otunbayeva was elected interim
president of Kyrgyzstan. According to the latest reports of the state
automated system Shailoo (Elections), she gained necessary number of votes.
A parliamentary republic was also introduced in the country under the
new approved Constitution.

.Two gunmen killed in special operation in Dagestan.

MAKHACHKALA, June 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Two gunmen were killed in a
special operation in the Dagestani city of Derbent.
"According to preliminary reports, three gunmen involved in
terrorism-related crimes were blocked at a private house in Mamiashvili
Street on Sunday," a spokesman for the Federal Security Service department
in Dagestan told Itar-Tass. The gunmen opened fire in retaliation to
demands to surrender, after that commandoes launched a storming of the
house. The anti-terrorist operation regime was announced in Mamiashvili
Street.
"There are some suspicions that some more armed gunmen entrenched in
the house, therefore an active stage of the operation was postponed until
Monday morning," the spokesman said.
Neither killed nor wounded law enforcers were reported.

.Otunbayeva elected Kyrgyzstan interim president(adds).

BISHKEK, June 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Roza Otunbayeva was elected interim
president of Kyrgyzstan. According to the latest reports of the state
automated system Shailoo (Elections), she gained most votes. A
parliamentary republic was introduced in the country under the new
approved Constitution.
During the June 27 referendum in Kyrgyzstan citizens were offered to
answer yes or no right to three questions: vesting Otunbayeva with the
powers of president until December 31, 2011, the approval of a new
constitution and the abolishment of the Constitutional Court in the
country. According to the Central Elections Commission (CEC) for elections
and referenda in the republic, about 1.9 millions from 2.7 million voters
participated in the referendum.
"With such a high turnout for a positive result of the referendum
945,000 people that are a simple majority should answer yes. At the
present moment this figure is already 946,000 people," the CEC source
said. About 40% of ballots remain uncounted, but their percentage already
cannot affect the final result of the referendum.
"The preliminary official results will be announced closer to Monday
morning," CEC chairman Akylbek Sariyev said earlier.
On Sunday evening Otunbayeva pledged that all leaders of political
parties included in the interim government will resign in the next few
days and will start preparing for parliamentary elections due this autumn.
Yet, they will be included in a special assembly, which "will replace
deputies temporarily." She also intends to form an interim government,
because she will also head the government until October. After the
elections in the Supreme Council, "all branches of power will be
legitimate in the country," she said. Commenting on the referendum
results, Otunbayeva noted that "the country got back on the legal track."
Some 2,281 polling stations were opened in Kyrgyzstan from 8 am to 8
pm local time on Sunday. Some 189 observers from other countries and
international organizations, including the OSCE, SCO and the CIS were
monitoring the referendum. About 100 OSCE short-term observers refused to
arrive in the republic several days ago out of security considerations.
Mass disorders, lootings and arsons killed 275 people, about 2.2 thousand
people sought medical aid earlier in southern Kyrgyzstan. Over 1.4
thousand houses, buildings and cars were burnt down or robbed. The spiral
of violence triggered the outflow of refugees from southern Kyrgyzstan to
neighboring Uzbekistan. Their number exceeds 100,000 people, but most of
them came back at the present moment. Considerable forces of police and
militia ensured security at the referendum with due account of an acute
situation in the country. Their numerical strength exceeded 15,000 people.

.Russia to enter WTO not earlier than spring 2011.

TORONTO, June 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia will enter the World Trade
Organization (WTO) not earlier than spring 2011. Technical details
condition this timeline, Russian presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich told
Itar-Tass.
"It is impossible in technical terms for Russia to enter the WTO
before the end of this year, it is possible in technical terms just in
spring 2011," he said. "This will be possible if Russia and the United
States settle remaining technical issues before September 30 as the joint
statement, which the presidents of the countries had issued, holds," he
underlined.
"This depends equally from them (U.S. side) and us," Dvorkovich
elaborated. "A greater part of work should be done together," he added.

.URGENT - Iran problem may demand some more consideration-Medvedev.

TORONTO, June 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev does
not rule out that Iranian nuclear problem may demand some more
consideration.
"As for the information (the C.I.A. report that Iran has uranium for
creating nuclear weapons) it demands a checkup," Medvedev said. "If this
information is proved, this will heighten tensions and I do not rule out
that we will have to consider this issue additionally," he said.
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