MOSCOW, Jan 28 Russia is concerned about information about an armed incident on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, reportedly on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Friday. -content/uploads/2022/01/a537021b29869afdfedfc37383905434.jpg» />10:53 CSTO cannot interfere in the conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the State Duma said Moscow welcomes the agreements reached by Bishkek and Dushanbe on a ceasefire and the withdrawal of armed forces from the border, said Alexei Zaitsev, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. «We welcome the agreements reached between the Kyrgyz and Tajik by the parties to an agreement on a ceasefire, withdrawal of armed forces from the border and joint patrolling of this area,» Zaitsev said in a statement on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.10:20The SCO called on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to compromiseAccording to him, Moscow supports the appeal of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with a call to resolve conflicts exclusively by peaceful diplomatic means. On Thursday, the border service of Kyrgyzstan announced the start of a shootout between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards. According to the agency, the Tajik side used grenade launchers and mortars. The cause of the conflict was the blocking of the highway connecting the Kyrgyz cities of Isfana and Batken by the Tajik military. The clashes lasted for several hours, a truce was reached after negotiations between representatives of the two countries around 00.00 Moscow time on January 28. The border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan periodically becomes a zone of conflict between local residents and border guards of the two countries. The reason for this is non-delimited sections where it is impossible to determine how the border between states lies. 2022/01/edbd4b3a36db364c8f6c4d23ced4c671.jpg» />Infographic
