Bishkek, May 28, 2021 . / Kabar / . Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kazakbaev and Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi discussed the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border during a joint statement following the meeting.
The Kazakh foreign minister has arrived on Friday in Bishkek for an official visit.
"Today we discussed the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border. The Kyrgyz side believes that countries should refrain from using force or the threat of force in interstate relations and should resolve all disagreements between themselves and other states by peaceful, political and diplomatic means at the negotiating table," Kazakbaev said.
He noted that in order to prevent such armed conflicts in the future, the Kyrgyz side considers it necessary to strengthen confidence in the border area.
"It is important to develop a clear mechanism on the non-use of armed forces against each other, especially as members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Based on the principles of strategic partnership, we reaffirmed our commitment to the principles of mutual respect, state sovereignty and equality," the Kyrgyz foreign minister added.
An armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border occurred on April 28 after citizens of Tajikistan began installing video surveillance cameras at the water intake in the village of Kok-Tash in Batken Oblast of Kyrgyzstan. As a result of the verbal altercation, the residents of the two countries began throwing stones at each other. On April 29 the situation escalated, the Tajik side opened fire. The armed forces of the Kyrgyz border service retaliated.
The situation stabilized only on May 1 after negotiations between heads of the State Committees for National Security of Kyrgyzstan Kamchybek Tashiev and Tajikistan Saimumin Yatimov. The parties agreed on a complete cease-fire and the withdrawal of non-border guard forces to their locations.
As a result of the armed attack, 36 Kyrgyz citizens were killed, including three servicemen, and the rest were civilians, including two young children.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan considered the actions of the Tajik side as military aggression.
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