19:50, 17 сентября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira Makanbai kyzy
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov visited the Sports Palace named after Kozhomkul, where a single centralized point of collection of humanitarian aid was opened for Batken residents who suffered during the armed border conflict.
He commented on the fighting in Batken region and answered 24.kg news agency’s question whether it is possible to comply with the request of some residents of border villages to evacuate them to Bishkek.
«People will be evacuated to nearby villages only. For this, premises have been prepared in Kadamdzhai, Jalal-Abad and Osh. The number of military air transport is also limited. We ask our citizens to be patient. I think we will be able to regulate everything in the near future. All patients who need treatment will be treated locally. Those who need more qualified assistance will be transported to Bishkek,» Akylbek Japarov said.
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 122 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.