Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan asks citizens to refrain from travel to Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has asked citizens to refrain from any travel to Kyrgyzstan or transit to other countries through Kyrgyzstan. The Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan also asked legal entities and sole proprietors active in freight and passenger transportation not to use routes alternative to the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
The Border Service of Kyrgyzstan earlier turned the plane with nationals of Tajikistan aboard that arrived in Bishkek back to Dushanbe.
The chartered flight of Tajik air company Somon Air arrived at 11.11 p.m. on May 25 with 186 passengers on board.
Nine nationals of third countries were allowed to enter Kyrgyzstan, the rest 177 Tajik citizens were denied entry into the country.