Tashiev: There will be no corridor to Vorukh

The head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchybek Tashiev, stated that no corridor to Vorukh will be provided. He made this announcement to journalists after a closed parliamentary meeting on the state border.

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According to Tashiev, the deputies asked him whether a corridor to the Tajik enclave of Vorukh would be presented, as per the protocol.

“The project for the road from the eastern side of the village of Ak-Sai in the Batken region will be agreed upon. We must be concerned about the safety of the residents of this village. The protocol clearly states regarding the construction of this road: the status is determined by a state agreement between the two countries,” Tashiev said in response to journalists’ questions.

The head of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan also noted that as long as the intergovernmental agreement is not signed, there will be no road.

“If the protocol works according to the intention we put into it, then it is beneficial for us. The protocol can be interpreted differently by everyone, but the description is the same,” Tashiev emphasized.

On January 27, 2021, an armed clash occurred at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.

During the shootout, 11 Kyrgyz servicemen were injured. The Tajik side reported the deaths of two civilians and more than 10 injured.

The parties accused each other of provoking the conflict. On the night of January 28, the border services of both sides agreed to a complete ceasefire and joint patrolling of the border.

In May 2021, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to construct a road connecting the village of Khojai Alo in the Isfara district with Vorukh.