The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) vowed on Saturday to provide humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan.
The post-Soviet security bloc, which held an informal summit near Moscow, adopted a joint statement, pledging its readiness to provide assistance to Kyrgyzstan and promote "constructive cooperation with other countries and international organizations along these lines."
The Kyrgyz opposition took power in the former Central Asian Soviet republic in early April after anti-government protests in several cities turned violent, particularly in the capital, Bishkek.
The country's ex-president Kurmanbek Bakiyev was deposed and fled the capital taking refuge in Belarus.
GORKI (Moscow Region), May 8 (RIA Novosti)
