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Kurmanbek Bakiyev has said he does not recognize his resignation as president of Kyrgyzstan.

"As president of Kyrgyzstan and the guarantor of the constitution, I am not evading responsibility for the disaster that my people are going through, and I am prepared to bear responsibility," Bakiyev said at the CIS headquarters in Minsk on Wednesday.

"There is no force that can stop me, and only death will stop me," Bakiyev said.

He called on the international community "not to recognize the illegitimate gang’s authority."

"People of Kyrgyzstan, do not believe that you are alone. I will do all I can to return Kyrgyzstan under the framework of the constitution. I will not let some thugs determine the people’s fate," Bakiyev said.

"Kyrgyzstan will not be anybody’s colony and will continue to construct an independent and democratic state," he said.