The initiator of the trilateral meeting of the Russian Federation – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan was Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was announced on Thursday, October 13, by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
“Yes, her [встречу] initiated by President Putin. In general, the situation is rather complicated and, of course, few countries, like Russia, can take steps to help resolve the situation and reduce tensions,” he said in the Moscow.Kremlin.Putin program on the TV channel. “Russia 1”.
Earlier that day, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, a trilateral meeting of the Presidents of Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took place.
Putin stressed that the Russian Federation has close relations with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in a number of areas. Thus, Putin noted the growth of trade with both countries amounted to approximately 20-30% in the first seven months of this year.
At the same time, it was noted that the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Sadyr Japarov and Emomali Rahmon, did not shake hands before the meeting.
On September 18, the Russian leader held telephone conversations with the heads of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, discussing with them the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. He called on the parties to prevent escalation and take measures to resolve the situation exclusively by peaceful means.
Relations between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan escalated after clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in mid-September. The parties accused each other of shelling.
The first exchange of fire in recent months on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took place on 14 September. The situation escalated already on the night of September 16. Armed clashes broke out along the entire perimeter of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.
The Kyrgyz side reported 63 dead, Tajikistan – 41 dead.
The border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan periodically becomes a zone of conflict between local residents and border guards of the two countries. The reason for this is the areas where it is impossible to determine how the border between states runs.
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