11:36, 16 сентября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA
The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reports that negotiations are underway between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on a ceasefire. Kyrgyzstan is represented by the Deputy Cabinet of Ministers, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, Lieutenant-General Kamchybek Tashiev. The Tajik side is represented by the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan, Colonel-General Saimumin Yatimov.
In this regard, the intensity of shooting is declining. Work is underway for a complete ceasefire and further settlement of the situation.
Shooting started at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. According to the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security, at about 6 a.m. the Tajik side started firing at the border detachments and the positions of the Kyrgyz side in the areas of Eki-Tash, Chyr-Dobo, Kum-Mazar and Orto-Boz from small arms and group weapons. At 6.30 a.m., the Tajik side began mortar shelling in the area of responsibility of Kok-Tash border outpost of Batken border detachment. At 7.15 a.m., Tajik servicemen began firing at Samarkandek border outpost. Eleven victims were taken to the Batken Regional Hospital.