A firefight between Kyrgyzstan’s and Tajikistan’s military servicemen has broken out on the border between the two countries, the Border Service of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security reported on Thursday.
"The situation in the Golovnoy populated area of the Batken District of the Batken Region (Kyrgyzstan) has escalated. The Tajik side has deliberately incited a conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border and continues to exacerbate the situation. A shootout between units of the parties’ troops has erupted. According to preliminary data, the Tajik side is setting up positions of mortar crews," TASS cited the report as saying.
The Border Service added that the Kyrgyz side, along with local authorities, had been taking all necessary measures to resolve the situation. "The Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic is calling on its Tajik counterparts to do their utmost to de-escalate the situation on this section of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border," it assured.
