Border conflict: Activist holds one-man protest near UN building in Bishkek

Activist Ondurush Toktonasyrov held a one-man protest near the UN building in Bishkek. Photos were posted on his Facebook page.

The activist held a banner saying: «Stop Rahmon, the aggressor.» He called on the organization to assist in resolving border conflicts with Tajikistan in Batken region.

Another shootout occurred at night on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The border guards of the Republic of Tajikistan opened fire on the servicemen of the Kyrgyz Republic at about 9.17 p.m. during a meeting of border representatives of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, who arrived at the scene of the incident as a reinforcement. After midnight, the parties agreed to withdraw additional forces to the points of their permanent deployment.