Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas called on the Tajik and Kyrgyz sides to immediately cease fire on the border between these countries.
This was reported to journalists by the press secretary of the CSTO Vladimir Zainetdinov.
"Stanislav Zas has just had telephone talks with Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Tajikistan Nasrullo Mahmudzoda and Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Marat Imankulov, during which the Secretary General of the CSTO called for an immediate ceasefire between the parties on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan," Zainetdinov said.
According to Zas, quoted by the CSTO press secretary, "the renewed clashes on the border, as a result of which there are wounded, are of serious concern."
"The armed confrontation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border should be stopped immediately. The conflict must be resolved exclusively at the negotiating table by peaceful means. For this, the CSTO is ready to provide Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with the necessary assistance in resolving the conflict. I am confident that the leadership of both CSTO member states will find mutually acceptable ways to resolve this complex border issue," Zas said.
The border service of Kyrgyzstan reported that the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has worsened due to the closure of the Batken - Isfana road. Later, the situation worsened, there was a shootout between units of the border troops of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
