The border troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan denied the information of the Kyrgyz media about the participation of “bearded fighters in black uniform without identification marks” in the conflict.

Provocative information disseminated by Kyrgyzstan in social networks is aimed at complicating the situation on the state border of the two countries, - says the press center of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan.

«The efforts of the Tajik side to stabilize the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border before 11:10 were unsuccessful, as the Kyrgyz side continues shelling and refuses to resolve the issue through negotiations», - noted in the press release.

It is emphasized that “twice the Kyrgyz military responded to the unilateral ceasefire of the Republic of Tajikistan with intense fire from all types of weapons, shelling the settlements of Tajikistan”.

The border troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan refutes the information of the Kyrgyz departments about the continuation of the conflict on the Tajik side and states that this information “has no real grounds”.

«The power structures of Kyrgyzstan disseminated information about the participation of bearded fighters in black uniforms without identification marks from the Tajik side, which is not true. The Kyrgyz military uses Special Forces and this is a proven fact», - said in the statement by the press center of the Border Troops of the Republic of Tajikistan.

It noted that the provocative information disseminated by Kyrgyzstan is aimed at complicating the situation on the state border.

«Tajikistan was a supporter of resolving the border conflict through negotiations and diplomacy and remains adamant in its position», - included in the statement.