WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Thursday it was still looking at what it could offer Kyrgyzstan to keep a U.S. air base in the central Asian state open, despite a decision by the country' parliament to close it.

"We continue to consider what we might be able to offer the (Kyrgyzstan) government but we're not prepared to stay at any price and we continue to look at other options that are available to us," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. (Reporting by Andrew Gray, Editing by Howard Goller)

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