Unless the situation in Kyrgyzstan is stabilized within the next two days, Russia will have to interfere, Ruben Mehrabyan, expert for the Armenian Center for Political and International Studies, told NEWS.am.

“I think that Kyrgyz events are a new stage of instability in the republic. According to recent information, a battalion of Russian troops has already arrived there,” the expert said, noting that an enlarged decision is required for active interference. “Unless the situation in Kyrgyzstan stabilizes, Russia will have to interfere, as I see no other force, except for Russia, that would like to interfere in this dirty conflict,” Mehrabyan added.

As to the remark that the CSTO is now considering the issue of sending troops to Kyrgyzstan, the expert said that whatever format of interference it may be, will be only Russia’s interference, “be it called the CSTO or otherwise.” “First, Russians are not interested in any foreign interference. Secondly, it is a matter of possibilities,” he stated.

The expert also commented on a statement by Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu that Ankara is going to evacuate its citizens from Kyrgyzstan.  The reason is Turkey’s concern over its citizens’ fate and the problem of evacuation. “The situation is chaotic and there are no guarantees that the violent Kyrgyz crowd will not turn to Turks after Uzbeks,” he concluded.

Over 117 people were killed, 1,500 wounded in the ethnic violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbek residents in Osh - the Southern capital of Kyrgyzstan. Gangs armed with automatic rifles, iron bars and machetes had set fire to houses and shot fleeing residents.

On June 14, the Secretaries of the National Security Councils of CSTO states will hold a special sitting in Moscow to discuss the situation in Kyrgyzstan