CSTO could use force for settlement in Kyrgyzstan

The secretaries of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) countries, who have gathered in Moscow to discuss the situation in Kyrgyzstan, have passed a statement calling on the Kyrgyz interim government to take all necessary steps towards stabilising the country and have described external interference as insufficient, ITAR-TASS
reports.

The CSTO countries have also agreed to use all possible means to help the settlement of the conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan, dependant on circumstances.