A telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto. Press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry reports.
The parties discussed the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border.
«The Kyrgyz side provided up-to-date information on the current state of affairs and emphasized the commitment of the Kyrgyz Republic to de-escalation and an unchanged position to resolve the situation exclusively through political and diplomatic means,» the statement says.
Peter Szijjarto expressed deep concern over the situation at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border and noted the importance of achieving peace and stability.
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.
