Bishkek seeks ‘peaceful resolution’ to border differences
MOSCOW (AA) – Kyrgyzstan seeks a peaceful solution to border differences with neighboring countries, President Sadyr Zhaparov said on Friday.
Speaking at People’s Kurultai, a national gathering in the capital Bishkek, Zhaparov said border delimitation has already been completed with three countries, starting with Tajikistan.
Zhaparov said “protracted border delimitation” process was the main reason of deadly Kyrgyz-Tajik clashes in September, and pledged to finish the drawing of state boundaries “in the shortest possible time.”
“Border problems can be solved only in two ways – through peaceful negotiations or militarily, shedding the blood of citizens. Kyrgyzstan, as a democratic state, has always stood firmly on the position of peaceful settlement of border issues and will continue to take this position,” he said.
The country, however, has to be strong to protect its interests, and therefore Kyrgyzstan will continue to strengthen its defense, the president added.
He said Kyrgyzstan is buying combat drones from Türkiye, such as the Bayraktar TB2, Akinci and Aksungur. “When I took office, we did not have armored military equipment,” he said.
There have been disputes over many regions in Central Asia since the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991.
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