MOSCOW. May 30 (Interfax) - Moscow calmly takes the decision of the Kyrgyz authorities to bar Kimmo Kiljunen, the head of the international commission investigating the inter-ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010, from visiting Kyrgyzstan.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin had a telephone conversation with EU Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel on Monday, says a report posted on the ministry website.
"Morel expressed his concern about the Kyrgyz parliament's resolution of May 26, which strongly criticized the report of the international investigative commission," the ministry said.
"Karasin said there was no need to dramatize the decision of the Kyrgyz parliamentarians and noted that the tragic events of June 2010 in Kyrgyzstan were investigated in various formats, including the format of the international expert team led by Kiljunen, at the initiative of the Kyrgyz administration," the ministry said.
Results of several inquiries caused a diverse reaction of the Kyrgyz public and authorities, the ministry said, adding that "the report of the Kiljunen commission was not an exception."
The international commission comprising representatives of European countries posted its report on May 3. The report put the blame for the inter-ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 on the national authorities.
The Kyrgyz parliament decided on Thursday to bar Kiljunen from visiting Kyrgyzstan.