NATO urged the authorities of Tajikistan to disclose the details of the signed border protocol

The National Alliance of Tajikistan demanded that all details of the signed protocol on the state border between the governmental delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan be made public “to avoid repeating the bitter experience of the past.”

In its statement published on October 4, the National Alliance of Tajikistan noted that it “prioritizes resolving border delimitation issues between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan by seeking a peaceful settlement in the interests of both countries and both neighboring peoples.”

The National Alliance of Tajikistan expressed its support for the continuation of negotiations between the countries, but emphasized that “a final and fair resolution of this issue must stem from the fact that Vorukh has never been and cannot be an enclave.”

This coalition of opposition parties and movements also expressed concern that the country’s leadership traditionally discusses territorial issues with the neighboring country in secrecy from the people and does not feel accountable to the public, while the authorities of the neighboring country constantly report to their people not only on the progress of the negotiation process but also on their achievements and victories.

The statement notes that “if the authorities of Tajikistan treat Vorukh as an enclave and transfer the territory connecting Vorukh with the main part of Tajikistan to the neighboring country, it will mean outright national betrayal and treason against the state, betrayal of the Motherland.”

“The National Alliance of Tajikistan firmly demands that all details of the signed protocol and the results of the negotiations be made public to avoid repeating the bitter experience of the past. In the past, Tajikistan lost 1 percent of its territory due to the treacherous actions of President Rahmon, and today this betrayal of the people may happen again.

It is not for nothing that the Tajik people sacrificed dozens of officers and servicemen, and the glorious residents of Isfara – their best sons, so that today, in complete silence from the Tajik authorities, the neighboring country claims that “the Tajik side has renounced all its claims.”

If the government of Tajikistan has renounced its “claims,” it means it has recognized Vorukh as an enclave and transferred disputed territories to the neighboring country. The fact that the authorities do not disclose the details of the signed protocol and do not respond to statements and threats from the other side only indicates that the concerns of the people are not unfounded,” the statement from the NAT notes.

It was previously reported that on October 2, 2023, another Joint Meeting of the governmental delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border took place in the city of Batken, Kyrgyzstan.

It is reported that the topographic working groups and legal working groups of the government delegations of Tajikistan have achieved certain successes that will help put an end to border conflicts.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan does not provide details of the negotiations and the signed protocol. It is unknown what results the parties reached during the negotiations.

According to Radio Ozodi, a journalist close to Tashiev, Nurgazy Anarkulov, reported on his Facebook page that “the Tajik side has for the first time in thirty years renounced all its claims, the demands of the Kyrgyz side have been met.” The Tajik side has not yet responded to this statement.