Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to facilitate a lasting and peaceful settlement to ongoing border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

The UK welcomes the ceasefire reached between the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan following border clashes in September and we continue to urge both sides to pursue a lasting solution by peaceful and diplomatic means. We regret the significant loss of life that occurred and express our condolences to the families of those who died. Having set out our support for peaceful settlement at the OSCE Permanent Council on 23 September, we are also engaging with partners on ways in which we can support this objective.