Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are establishing relations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, reported on the improvement of relations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, stated during an online interview that 2022 was a rather difficult period for relations between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

“The aggression in September, after which we held closed negotiations for a long time. Now the situation is somewhat stabilizing. There is mutual understanding from both the Tajik side and our side that we need to conclude the border negotiations,” he said.

According to him, the most important thing is to establish peace in the border area. Border negotiations with Tajikistan have started to move in a positive direction, he added.

Earlier, on January 14, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between President Emomali Rahmon and President Sadyr Japarov. During the phone call, the heads of state noted the achievements in the development of intergovernmental cooperation over the past three decades in political, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian, and other areas, as well as the positive experience of cooperation in international and regional organizations.

The length of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border is 987 kilometers. To date, the agreed border line is approximately 625 kilometers or 63 percent of its total length.

Disputed areas along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border have repeatedly led to armed conflicts. The last armed conflict flared up from September 14 to 17, 2022, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people on both sides, with dozens injured. The parties accused each other of aggression and provocation.