Kyrgyzstan reports 59, Tajikistan more than 60 citizens dead |
September 19 was announced as a day of mourning in Kyrgyzstan, and in Tajikistan perished the memory of those who are in September 20will be mentioned in
In the clashes along the border, 59 citizens of Kyrgyzstan and 60 citizens of Tajikistan were killed. perished said that.
September 19 was announced as a day of mourning in Kyrgyzstan, and in Tajikistan perished the memory of those who are in September 20will be mentioned in
The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan said that 13 more corpses were brought from Batken region. Thus, the number of conflict victims reached 59.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on September 19 national signed an order declaring a day of mourning, state flags were lowered in the buildings of government and administrative buildings and diplomatic missions throughout the country.
Leader of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan, of parliament Saidjafar Usmanzoda, deputy of the lower house of parliament, said that more than 60 citizens of the country were killed in the Tajik-Kyrgyz conflict.
Deputy 20 of September national called for a day of mourning to be announced.
Mutual accusations
On September 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan reported for the first time about the losses on the part of Tajikistan.
According to the report, 35 people were killed and 25 people were injured, including children and women.
Two countries on the border the situation became tense on September 14.
The parties blame each other for the next escalation of the situation.
There was relative calm after a ceasefire agreement was reached last Saturday, but fighting resumed on September 17.
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan on the night of September 19 on the border There were no reports of ceasefire violations.
Nevertheless, the situation at the border remains tense.
Complex border
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov called on citizens not to believe unconfirmed internet news about the border clashes, and to be patient and restrained.
Japarov said that the purpose of some information spread on the Internet is to disrupt “friendly relations between Georgia and its neighbors”.
“We have a capable army and brave fighters to prevent the illegal violation of our border, and they have proved it by preventing the illegal invasion of our territory.”
The total length of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is 970 kilometers. 519 kilometers of it have been specified, and the remaining part has not been delimited.
The border sector between Kyrgyzstan’s Batken and Tajikistan’s Sogd provinces remains disputed. Here, villages and sometimes houses are very close to each other.