Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister says the Central Asian nation is not in talks with Washington to extend the U.S. lease of an air base that supports operations in Afghanistan.

The United States reported progress Tuesday in negotiations to extend its lease of a key Central Asian air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan, although an August eviction date looms.

Kyrgyzstan police detained several prominent activists Wednesday as they held a ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of shootings that left six protesters dead, an opposition party said.

Opposition parties on Monday called for protests across Kyrgyzstan this month, amid worsening economic conditions and mounting accusations of government repression.

Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan charged a prominent opposition leader with murder Wednesday in a case that government critics say is politically motivated.

Kyrgyz lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Friday to suspend an agreement that allows U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan to use an air base on its territory.

Kyrgyz lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Friday to suspend an agreement on the use of an air base on its territory by U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan.

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has overwhelmingly backed the suspension of an agreement on the use of an air base by U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan.

Kyrgyzstan is willing to negotiate a new deal allowing American troops to operate there despite its recent decision to evict the U.S. from an air base essential to the war in Afghanistan, the president’s spokesman said Thursday.

Kyrgyzstan’s president said Thursday that despite ordering the United States to leave an air base that is a staging post for operations in Afghanistan, the matter is still open for negotiation, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.