Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev had a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Ming. Press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry reported.
The parties discussed the situation at the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border. The SCO Secretary General was informed about the state of affairs at the border. At the same time, the Kyrgyz side declared its unchanged position on the peaceful resolution of the crisis through political and diplomatic means for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.
Kyrgyzstan does not accept the policy of force and escalation of the situation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
«The SCO Secretary General expressed his condolences to the families of the killed military personnel, civilians and the injured, and also expressed concern about the current situation between the two neighboring states, called for a peaceful settlement of the conflict,» the statement says.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 103 victims, 24 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
Presidents Sadyr Japarov and Emomali Rahmon agreed to ceasefire. But, according to the latest data from the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, the Tajik side violated the agreements again.
