Bishkek, April 30, 2021. / Kabar /. According to the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security, at 16:14, despite the previously reached ceasefire agreements, the Tajik side opened fire at the Kyzyl-Bel road checkpoint. In response, the border guards of the Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic were forced to return fire.
At 4:30 pm, the exchange of fire stopped.
Units and formations of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, deployed in Batken Oblast, together with local government bodies, units of power structures and law enforcement agencies continue to take all necessary measures to de-escalate the incident.
On April 29 evening, Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kazakbaev and Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin agreed on a complete ceasefire from 8:00 p.m. and withdrawal of military forces to their former places of deployment.
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