The authorities of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed on a complete cessation of the border hostilities, the Kyrgyz media reports with a reference to the chairman of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security.
“Our peoples are going through difficult times. It is our common tragedy. It was hard for us to carry out the work, but nevertheless, on the instructions of the heads of our states, we decided to completely stop the shooting and withdraw all military formations, " the head of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiev said after negotiations with his Tajik counterpart Saimumin Yatimov in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan.