Bishkek, April 30, 2021. / Kabar / . At a press conference at Kabar News Agency on Friday, First Secretary of the First Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Ermek Kyshtobayev answered a question concerning the belonging of the Golovnoi water distribution facility.
Said water intake caused the beginning of the armed conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the state border in Batken Oblast.
"The Golovnoi water distribution facility is located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan and belongs to Kyrgyzstan," the representative of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry stated.
Situation on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan escalated on April 28 after citizens of Tajikistan began installing video surveillance cameras at the Golovnoi water intake in the village of Kok-Tash in Batken region. As a result of the joint altercation, the residents of the two countries began throwing stones at each other. Later, gunfire began.
An emergency situation has been introduced in three villages of Batken Oblast.
According to the latest data, as a result of the conflict, 154 Kyrgyzstanis were injured, 31 were killed, including a 12-year-old girl.
On the evening of April 29, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a statement and protocol about the cessation of armed conflict and withdrawal of personnel and military equipment to the places of permanent deployment.
The Office of the Kyrgyz President said the situation is under the control of President Sadyr Zhaparov.
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