Kazakhstan and Turkey will develop a joint plan on resolving the situation in Kyrgyzstan, where unrest is thought to have caused the deaths of up to 2000 people, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday.
"As the incumbent OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) chairmen, we will prepare joint action in the spheres of economics, diplomacy and security," Ahmed Davutoglu said.
Violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups broke out in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh on June 11, lasting several days and spreading to neighboring Jalalabad region. Official figures say nearly 200 were killed in the clashes and more than 2,000 were injured, however Kyrgyz leaders admit that the real death toll could be 10 times higher.
Davutoglu said Turkey was determined to do "everything possible to stabilize the situation in Kyrgyzstan."
ASTANA, June 21 (RIA Novosti)
