14:04, 13 октября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aida DZHUMASHOVA
Baku hosted a regular meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the CIS member states. Press service of the Ministry of Defense reported.
Chief of the General Staff, Erlis Terdikbaev, took part in the work of the Committee from Kyrgyzstan.
«Erlis Terdikbaev told about the border conflict that took place in September at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. He noted that Kyrgyzstan adheres to the principle of solving emerging problems between countries exclusively by peaceful means and through political and diplomatic measures,» the ministry noted.
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.