President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov asked the head of Russia Vladimir Putin to help resolve the border issue with Tajikistan. Security Council Secretary, Marat Imankulov, commented to Birinchi Radio on the meeting of the leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia.
He recalled that the heads of state met in Astana on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
According to Marat Imankulov, border problems arose due to the fact that the issues of demarcation and delimitation of the border were not resolved in time.
«Therefore, our president turned to Vladimir Putin and asked for help in resolving this issue. The Russian side promised to study the materials of the two sides and give a final assessment later,» he said.
According to the head of the Security Council, this problem can be solved, «after all, archival documents and maps can be found in Moscow.»
Earlier, the presidential press service reported that at the meeting Sadyr Japarov expressed gratitude to Vladimir Putin for the initiative to hold a joint meeting and confidentially discuss existing problematic issues, as well as for his readiness to assist in the issues of the state border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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.
