Bishkek, Nov. 12, 2020. /Kabar/. Kyrgyzstan’s Acting President, Prime Minister Sadyr Zhaparov stated that he visited the south of the country to suppress possible interethnic conflict.
At his first press conference on Thursday, Zhaparov noted situation in 2010 got out of control because no one reacted in time.
"The power structures did not react, although they were receiving information. Therefore, I personally met with the people. We came to an agreement," he said.
Acting President, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov conducted today his first press conference. 148 journalists from 86 republican and foreign mass media were accredited for the press conference.
The 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots were clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on Apr. 7. It is part of the larger Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010.
Violence that started between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks on May 19 in Jalal-Abad escalated on June 10 in Osh.
The spreading of the violence required the Russian-endorsed interim government led by Roza Otunbayeva to declare a state of emergency on June 12, in an attempt to take control of the situation.
Uzbekistan launched a limited troop incursion early on, but withdrew and opened its borders to Uzbek refugees. The clashes killed nearly 420 people, mostly Uzbeks, and displaced another 80,000.
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