The opposition in the ex-Soviet Central Asian state initiated a nationwide referendum to join the union of Russia and Belarus in June. The decision was made by United Front, led by an ex-premier and the president's former ally, Felix Kulov, and other opposition parties.
"As to Kyrgyzstan's possible union with other states, there is no need to raise this issue at the moment," Kurmanbek Bakiyev said in a RIA Novosti interview. "The opposition has put forward the idea to seize attention."
A spokesman for the Russia-Belarus Union State said earlier Kyrgyzstan could be accepted into the alliance, which did not contradict the fundamental agreement on the union. But he warned that it was premature to discuss the trilateral union before a referendum.
The impoverished Central Asian state has been deadlocked in a political crisis since a confrontation between the president and parliament resulted in Kulov's resignation in February.
The opposition is accusing Bakiyev of failing to improve living standards, curb corruption and bring democracy, and has demanded his resignation and early elections.
But Bakiyev said Kyrgyzstan could not stand aloof from the integration processes going on in the world, and he praised post-Soviet economic and security alliances, as well as the European Union.
"We are following the integration processes going on in the world with interest and will develop cooperation with other countries in all possible ways if their activities are to the benefit of Kyrgyzstan and other friendly nations," Bakiyev said.
