The Kyrgyz side expresses its readiness to provide its platform for Russia and Ukraine and provide the necessary mediation assistance to establish peace and mutual understanding. The Foreign Affairs Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev said at a meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Helga Maria Schmid.
«Minister Kazakbaev informed Helga Maria Schmid about the impartial position of the Kyrgyz side, voiced by the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, and the call for the parties to sit down at the negotiating table to resolve the conflict exclusively by diplomatic methods. In this regard, he stressed that Kyrgyzstan supports the start of the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine on a peaceful settlement of the conflict and welcomes holding of meetings of the heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on March 10.
In addition, the head of the Foreign Ministry highly appreciated the work organized by the OSCE Secretariat to ensure the safe temporary evacuation of international staff of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), including citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic.
«The Secretary General Schmid noted the importance of the work of the monitoring group and thanked the Kyrgyz side for its contribution to the work of the SMM and sending its observers. She also informed about the current and future activities of the OSCE in the framework of the Ukrainian crisis: humanitarian aid, possible monitoring activities and peacebuilding,» the Foreign Ministry said.
The parties also discussed the state and prospects for cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE and preparations for the High-Level Conference «30 Years of Central Asia-OSCE Cooperation» planned for May 2022.
