Monday, 30 May 2005

COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANIZATION NOT TO DEPLOY BASE IN KYRGYZSTAN\'S SOUTH

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The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO: Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) does not intend to deploy a military base in southern Kyrgyzstan, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha said on Monday. \"This is not necessary,\" Bordyuzha told journalists after the talks with acting Kyrgyz Defense Minister Ismail Isakov. The Kyrgyz side did not raise this issue during the talks, Bordyuzha added.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO: Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) does not intend to deploy a military base in southern Kyrgyzstan, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha said on Monday. \"This is not necessary,\" Bordyuzha told journalists after the talks with acting Kyrgyz Defense Minister Ismail Isakov. The Kyrgyz side did not raise this issue during the talks, Bordyuzha added. Bordyuzha and Isakov discussed the agenda of the forthcoming CSTO summit on June 23. The CSTO Secretary General arrived in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Monday. On Tuesday he will meet with acting Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Security Council Secretary Miroslav Niyazov and acting First Deputy Prime Minister Felix Kulov. (RIA Novosti)
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