Zelichenko: It was real deliberate military aggression with all that it implies

Bishkek, May 7, 2021. / Kabar /. The events that took place at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border at the end of April will be discussed for a long time at various levels. Now one of the main tasks is to find the truth and close this issue once and for all, so that this does not happen again in the future. Solutions must be sought at various levels, including among the expert community. Today, a round table was held on the topic "Batken-2021: who is guilty and what to do?" with the participation of representatives from the CSTO, as well as with Russian and Kyrgyz experts. Director of the Central Asian Center for Drug Policy Public Fund Alexander Zelichenko during the round table shared his opinion that there is a trace of the drug business, but it is not the main reason for what happened at the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. “The drug business, of course, took part, as in other events, but it is not worth saying that it was the direct organizer of the events. In this case, it turns out that only this will be the fault. It was a real deliberate military aggression, with all that it implies. Now it is necessary to learn from the past. In my opinion, everything is just beginning there. Most likely, there will be no clashes, but there is reason to believe that there will be enough clashes at the level of grub hoe wars, only on a larger scale,” Zelichenko said.