Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed on a disputed border section of 1.1 kilometers
Photo: Kyrgyz government press service.
Another 1.1 km of the disputed border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan was agreed upon.
Another 1.1 km of the disputed border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan was agreed upon. This is mentioned in the statement of the State Committee of National Security of Tajikistan.
According to the statement, the working groups of the two countries held a meeting in Boston, Sogd region, in the north of the country. After field studies, the groups agreed on another common border of 1.1 kilometers, and a protocol was signed in this regard.
The parties will continue to work on other parts of the disputed border between the two countries at the next meeting in Kyrgyzstan.
For information, an agreement was reached on 889.45 kilometers or about 90 percent of the 972 kilometers of the common border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The last time the parties met in Botken, Kyrgyzstan, from January 30 to February 5, reached an agreement on an additional 3.71 kilometers of the border and signed a protocol.
Tensions and conflicts arose from time to time between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan due to border disputes. The last conflict between the two countries took place on September 14, 2022, and dozens of people were killed on both sides.
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The parties will continue the work on describing the remaining areas at the next meeting.
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At the next meeting of the topographical working group in Botken, Kyrgyzstan, on January 10-16, an agreement was reached on the delimitation (determining the direction and position of common borders) and demarcation (setting the state border with border markers) of 38 kilometers of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border.
