MINSK. Oct 9 (Interfax) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called against drawing parallels between the protests that began in the republic after the August 9 presidential election and the protests in Kyrgyzstan, where the parliamentary election outcome was cancelled on October 4 under pressure from the opposition.
"The events in Belarus (a botched coup) have recently been compared to the 'successful' coup in Kyrgyzstan. I have to say that it is an absolutely unprofessional comparison and we should not draw parallels here," the state agency BelTA quoted Lukashenko as saying at a meeting in Minsk.
Belarus has defended the vertical of power from events similar to the events in Bishkek, he said. "They don't have such vertical there. It's what some politicians in Belarus want. They want to divide the country based on party affiliation. The president has practically no powers there. Therefore, he should not be condemned for that. They have a situation similar to the situation in Belarus in the mid of 1990s. It's what people who were our political opponents yesterday are calling for: let's bring the 1994 Constitution back. The result is that they have a third coup there," Lukashenko said.
A fight of clans and corruption have been added to the weak vertical of power in Kyrgyzstan, he said. "All these things follow the absence of an administration. If there is no administration, tomorrow there will be clans, oligarchs, who will be constantly dividing the country," Lukashenko said.
"The seizure of power is immediate division of property, not only state, but also private. No state should let that happen," the president said.