Assistance to Batken: China to allocate $100,000 to residents of border villages
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Azizbek Madmarov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the PRC to the Kyrgyz Republic Du Dewen. Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported.
According to it, at the meeting, the Chinese side announced the decision to allocate humanitarian assistance in the amount of $100,000 for residents of Batken region who suffered as a result of Tajikistan’s aggression at the border.
The funds will be transferred in the near future to the account indicated by the Kyrgyz side. Azizbek Madmarov thanked the Ambassador, noting that the decision of the Chinese side fully reflects the deep friendship between the peoples of Kyrgyzstan and China.
The parties also discussed implementation of the agreements reached following the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC Wang Yi to Kyrgyzstan.
Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 206 victims, 63 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
