BISHKEK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's newly inaugurated President Roza Otunbayeva on Saturday said that parliamentary democracy was the best and most prudent choice for her country.
Otunbayeva said in her inauguration sppech that a parliamentary democracy by diminishing presidential powers was chosen after serious ruminations considering customs, ethnicity and historical experience.
"In Kyrgyzstan, democracy is a system that has deep roots in the souls of the people," Otunbayeva said.
She said that she "will spare no effort in creating a new political culture based on strict adherence to the rule of law" as president.
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Kyrgyzstan's interim leader Roza Otunbayeva listens to the state anthem during her presidential swearing-in ceremony in the capital Bishkek July 3, 2010. |
Otunbayeva, the first female president of Kyrgyzstan, also vowed to promote constructive cooperation with all other political powers.