The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan accused Kyrgyzstan of a shootout on the border of the two states that occurred on June 3, Asia-Plus reports.
“The cause of the armed incident was ignoring the Kyrgyz military personnel of the legal requirements of the Tajik border guards to leave the territory of Tajikistan. In response to the requirements of Tajikistan representatives, the Kyrgyz troops took fire positions and were the first to open fire towards the KEH border post in the city of Isfar Tajikistan. The situation was aggravated by the situation. Due to the tightening of the Kyrgyz side of additional forces and technology. In response, the border guards of Tajikistan used exclusively small arms, but the Kyrgyz troops used more powerful weapons, including mortars, and also involved security forces who are not part of the border service, ”the Foreign Ministry said in a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. /p>
According to the ministry, as a result of the emergency negotiations held at the initiative of the Tajik side, it was possible to achieve a ceasefire. Moreover, in order to clarify the circumstances of the armed incident, the Tajik side organized the move of representatives of Kyrgyzstan to the place of the incident in Tajikistan.
In turn, the Kyrgyz authorities previously stated that the shootout occurred due to the fact that Tajik soldiers entered the territory of Kyrgyzstan. As a result of the armed incident, two Kyrgyz soldiers were injured, from Tajikistan he was injured, at least one soldier.