Astana (Kazakhstan) will host a trilateral meeting of the Presidents of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Russia Vladimir Putin and Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on October 13. Spokesman for the head of the Kyrgyz Republic, Erbol Sultanbaev, announced on his Facebook page.
According to him, it is planned to discuss the existing problematic issues on the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border.
«The joint meeting was organized on the initiative of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who expressed his readiness to assist in resolving border issues between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,» he said.
President Sadyr Japarov left for Kazakhstan to participate in the summits of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the CIS and Central Asia + Russia.
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 206 victims, 63 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.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
