The Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations, Mirgul Moldoisaeva, informed the United Nations member states on the current situation on the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border.
'Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries' the permanent representative of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mirgul Moldoisaeva, made a statement which noted that since October 10, Kazakhstan imposed artificial obstacles to the free movement of people, transport and goods on the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border.
The United Nations member states were informed about the problem on the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border, the use of an economic and transport blockade to inflict economic damage on the Kyrgyz Republic and undermine the country’s investment and tourism attractiveness.
According to the information, the General Assembly of the United Nations at UN headquarters was considered a package of resolutions on economic, environmental and financial issues. 'Supporting the main idea of the resolution, that no state can apply unilateral economic, political measures or measures of any other nature with the aim of achieving subordination to another state in the exercise of its sovereign rights. The delegation of Kyrgyzstan hoped that the adopted resolution will serve as an important document for ending the obstacles', the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan mentioned.
Kyrgyzstan voted to choose the resolution. In general, the resolution was supported by 116 states, and the USA and Israel voted against it, 49 states abstained.