Ara Aivazian had telephone conversations with the Foreign Ministries  of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

ArmInfo. Acting Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian held telephone conversations with his Tajik and Kyrgyz counterparts - Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Ruslan Kazakbayev.   According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, during  telephone conversations, the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry  stressed the importance of efforts aimed at maintaining stability and  peace in the Central Asian region.

They expressed the hope that  thanks to the steps taken in the future, it will be possible to  prevent clashes at the border. Ara Aivazian expressed condolences  over the loss of life during the incident at the border and wished  the injured a speedy recovery.

According to the source, in a telephone conversation with the head of  the Tajik Foreign Ministry, the parties also discussed a number of  issues on the bilateral agenda and exchanged views on upcoming events  within the framework of Tajikistan's chairmanship in the CSTO.

During the conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of  Kyrgyzstan, the interlocutors touched upon a number of issues related  to the bilateral agenda, which were discussed at the April 2 meeting  within the framework of the CIS ministerial meeting. 

To recall, on April 29, approximately from 04:40 (01:40 Moscow time)  in the Kocho-Boyu area of the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, the  situation escalated. According to the State Committee for National  Security, the Tajik side began to fire at passing vehicles of Kyrgyz  citizens from hunting rifles. In addition, Kyrgyz border guards note  that Tajik citizens are throwing stones at Kyrgyz citizens and their  homes.  According to the State Committee for National Security, three  Kyrgyz people suffered during the conflict.  Earlier in Dushanbe, it  was reported that two citizens of Tajikistan were injured on Thursday  as a result of shelling from the Kyrgyz side. The report noted that  the conflict began on Wednesday at about 4:00pm at the site of the  Golovnoy water distribution point. According to the Tajik  authorities, citizens of Kyrgyzstan "started throwing stones at  civilians" in Tajikistan, as a result of which seven people were  injured.