Kyrgyzstan's interim President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Sunday a further delay by parliament was likely in accepting his ousted predecessor's resignation, a key step to returning stability to the Central Asian country. Bakiyev said the delay was likely due to an investigation into veteran President Askar Akayev's property. Parliament failed on four days last week to accept Akayev's resignation, which followed a March 24 coup. Parliament was to debate the issue again on Monday. "I think that on Monday they probably will not manage to pass a decision. Most likely they will do it in several days," Bakiyev told Russia's state-run Rossiya television channel. "Deputies have got questions relating to property belonging to him and his family. A commission has been created to look at this -- the commission will then report to the parliament on the results of its investigation." The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Sunday urged parliament to vote on Akayev's resignation quickly to aid stability. "Such a decision will contribute decisively to improving stability in the country, will promote adherence to the constitutional framework and strengthen the democratic image of Kyrgyzstan in the world," OSCE special envoy Alojz Peterle said in a statement. --More 2112 Local Time 1812 GMT
