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* The interim government of Kyrgyzstan, which came to power during last week"s riots, was boosted with offers of support from Russia and the United States.

* The Russian embassy in Kyrgyzstan is concerned over increasing interethnic tensions threatening the safety of Russian citizens, an embassy diplomat said on Wednesday.

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blamed the Kyrgyz authorities for failing to prevent the unrest in the country and said the Central Asian country was on the verge of civil war.

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he is ready to submit the new arms reduction treaty to parliament for ratification in the beginning of May should his counterpart Barack Obama do the same in the United States.

* A Russian-U.S. inter-parliamentary group will meet in Washington on April 18-22 to discuss the ratification of a new strategic arms reduction treaty.

* NATO"s secretary-general reiterated his call for closer cooperation with

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