Kyrgyz President Japarov urges his country to have trust in its army, saying there is no need for volunteer forces at the border with Tajikistan after deadly clashes
Efforts continue to resolve the Kyrgyz-Tajik border issues in a purely peaceful way, President Sadyr Japarov says.
"We continue our efforts to resolve the Kyrgyz-Tajik border issues in a purely peaceful way," Japarov said on Monday in a televised address on a national day of mourning. Japarov also asked Kyrgyz not to trust "provocateurs who slander our strategic partners, friendly nations and peoples who share our position".At least 94 people were killed between September 14 and 16 in fighting at a disputed section of the border in Kyrgyzstan's Batken province which involved tanks, aviation and rocket artillery.
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