Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has hinted he would resign if the new interim government guaranteed his safety.
It is the first time the country’s ousted leader has shown any signs of bowing to the pressure on him to quit.
However, he has attached a number of conditions to any possibility of him stepping down.
Speaking to reporters about the possibility of his stepping down, President Bakiyev said: ‘I believe first and foremost if there is a guarantee that the roaming of these armed people ends in Kyrgyzstan, that this redistribution of property and this armed free-for-all stops.
‘Secondly, if my personal security and that of my family and my relatives is guaranteed," Bakiyev told reporters outside his yurt tent in his home village.
‘And also let them start preparing a snap presidential election to be held within two or three months.’
His words are in marked contrast to yesterday when he warned that any attempt to detain him would result in bloodshed.
The development comes hours after the new government gave President Bakiyev until the end of the day to surrender.
The new administration has threatened to launch a special operation against his stronghold in the south if Mr Bakiyev does not comply.
He fled to the Jalalabad region from the capital Bishek after troops fired on protestors on 7 April, sparking the uprising that brought his opponents to power.
At least 82 people died and hundreds more were wounded in the violence on 7 April.
'We have abolished his presidential immunity. We expect him to show up voluntarily (to resign formally). But he continues rallying with his supporters in Jalalabad,' said Azimbek Beknazarov, the interim minister in charge of security.
