Guterres calls Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to dialogue

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to cease fire on the border and to hold dialogue as soon as possible, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement, Report informs.

The statement reads that the UN is ready to contribute to the settlement of the conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajikistan border if requested by the parties and calls on the two countries' authorities to work on establishing a truce.

The UN is ready to help find a lasting solution to border disputes, the statement says.