The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev said on the air of Birinchi Radio that negotiations between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the border issue would continue in 2023.
«The period of relations with Tajikistan was quite difficult: September aggression, after which closed negotiations were held for a very long time. The situation is getting a little better now. There is mutual understanding both from the Tajik side and from our side that we still need to complete border negotiations,» Jeenbek Kulubaev said.
The Foreign Minister stressed that negotiations with the Tajik side continue at a more active pace.
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.
