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The President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov said in an interview with the state National news Agency Kabar about the state of the Armed forces of Kyrgyzstan. Zhaparov led the Republic in January 2021, winning in a landslide in the presidential election. According to him, when he came to power, the army and all law enforcement agencies were in very poor condition. This can be confirmed by all who worked in law enforcement agencies, the President said.
When in April of last year, Tajikistan has invaded the territory of the Republic, the Kyrgyz military weapons were only machines. It should be noted that Tajikistan has their own version of events, according to which the Kyrgyz military carried out a provocation.
President Zhaparov said that at the time of the ten, only two tanks could shoot, and those five kilometers stood up. The others didn't even manage to start. All military equipment was Soviet model 70-80 years, many machines do not have batteries. The army of Kyrgyzstan were no helicopters, combat aircraft.
— told Zhaparov on measures taken to strengthen the army.
The head of state said that for this year has been significantly upgraded Armed forces with modern weapons. As a result, the army is not already in such a sorry state in which it was at the beginning of his presidency, Zhaparova.
— said the President of Kyrgyzstan.
The head of Kyrgyzstan answered a reporter's question, why in the recent conflict with Tajikistan, the troops of the enemy so easily moved inland and had captured several settlements, if the Republican army is so strong.
Zhaparov explained that after the attack, the residents of border villages were evacuated, "that was not as last year." Many settlements were abandoned by residents after the collapse of the Soviet Union, then sold the house and moved to Bishkek or in Russia.
he said Zhaparov.
The border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan lasts virtually since the collapse of the USSR. The parties are unable to agree on the demarcation and delimitation of the border, 300 km from nearly a thousand km total lines of demarcation between States. The last time clashes between border guards of the two States began on 14 September, the parties blamed the outbreak of the conflict each other. Two days later, the parties involved in the fighting heavy equipment, aviation and jet systems of volley fire.
Fighting managed to stop just a week after the start of the next confrontation between neighbouring States. Monday, September 19, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed the Protocol on the establishment of peace. Experts note that the lull is temporary, because of the border dispute between Bishkek and Dushanbe never officially solved.
