Russia is ready to render various assistance...

Grigory Karasin told Prime Minister Roza Otunbayeva that Russia "took very close to the heart" the violent unrest which claimed the lives of at least 80 people and led to the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

"Our mission is to find out where we can be of help, what measures Russia can undertake to help in stabilizing and normalizing situation in Kyrgyzstan," Karasin said.

The situation in the Central Asian republic remains strained, with sporadic violence breaking out now and then. The self-declared interim government urgently needs funds and fuel to normalize conditions in the impoverished state.

The republic is to hold a referendum on a new draft constitution on June 27, followed by parliamentary elections on October 10. The new constitution could turn Kyrgyzstan into a parliamentary republic, with the role of the president reduced and impeachment procedures simplified.

"Our mission is to understand what the main problems facing the interim

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