Kyrgyz opposition leader to meet president

Kyrgyz opposition leader Temir Sariyev said Wednesday he would hold talks with President Kurmanbek Bakiyev after violent protests in the capital Bishkek.

"We're going to the government's headquarters," Sariyev told Reuters by telephone. He said he would be accompanied by three more opposition politicians, including Roza Otunbayeva. Asked whom he would meet, he said: "The president, probably." Sariyev said he had spoken to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov. (Reuters)