Council of the European Union — 3023rd Council meeting Part I

The Coun­cil adopt­ed the fol­low­ing conclusions:

“The Coun­cil express­es its seri­ous con­cern over the vio­lent con­fronta­tion in the south of Kyr­gyzs­tan, which has already lead to a sig­nif­i­cant num­ber of casu­al­ties. It express­es its sin­cere con­do­lences to the fam­i­lies of the victims.

The Coun­cil under­lines the need to restore pub­lic order and respect for the rule of law, insists that all vio­lence and provo­ca­tions should cease imme­di­ate­ly and calls on all sides to show restraint. Dia­logue must be restored as a mat­ter of priority.

The Coun­cil insists on the need to pur­sue the polit­i­cal process to build demo­c­ra­t­ic insti­tu­tions in Kyr­gyzs­tan, notably through the ref­er­en­dum on a new con­sti­tu­tion and ear­ly elec­tions as announced by the pro­vi­sion­al gov­ern­ment. This process rep­re­sents the best chance to ensure peace, insti­tu­tion­al sta­bil­i­ty, open dia­logue, rule of law and democ­ra­cy for the peo­ple of Kyrgyzstan.

The Coun­cil con­firms the EU’s readi­ness to respond to the most urgent human­i­tar­i­an needs of the affect­ed pop­u­la­tion. An emer­gency financ­ing deci­sion will be tak­en by the Com­mis­sion. It calls on all par­ties con­cerned, as well as neigh­bour­ing coun­tries, to take appro­pri­ate mea­sures to safe­guard access to vul­ner­a­ble pop­u­la­tions and to con­tribute, where appro­pri­ate, to human­i­tar­i­an sup­port points and cor­ri­dors, in full accor­dance with inter­na­tion­al law.

The Coun­cil wel­comes the close co-ordi­na­tion between the Euro­pean Union, the OSCE and the Unit­ed Nations and the efforts of the three spe­cial envoys. It also asks the High Rep­re­sen­ta­tive to main­tain close con­tact with the OSCE and the UN and oth­er appro­pri­ate actors.” 

Source:
Coun­cil of the Euro­pean Union