Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry replied to Lavrov's statement over readiness of Russia to help Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan settle border issues

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyz side believes it is imperative to hold bilateral negotiations aimed at the final result, the official representative of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry Ulan Dyikanbayev commented on the proposal of the Russian side.
On May 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during the online press conference that Russia is ready to serve as mediator in regulation of border issues between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
"Russia has been and remains as a reliable strategic partner and associate of Kyrgyzstan. We are all CSTO member states. We thank the Russian side for bilateral support and care," Dyikanbayev noted.
Dyikanbayev said that the certain incidents on border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were caused by the incompleteness of the legal registration of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border line. The work in this direction is ongoing in a bilateral format within the framework of meetings of the intergovernmental commission on delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border.
"Kyrgyz Republic believes that this issue should be resolved only peacefully as soon as possible, taking into account the mutual interests of the parties. Kyrgyzstan is engaged in constructive and ongoing dialogue with the Tajik side," the statement said.
The representative of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry emphasized that Tajikistan is a fraternal neighboring country with which Kyrgyzstan "continues to systematically resolve the cross-border issue in a bilateral format".