Another meeting of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Buston

On March 15, 2024, a meeting was held between Saymumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiev.

It is reported that the next meeting of the co-chairs of the government delegations of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic on the delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, Saymumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiev, took place in the city of Buston in the Sughd region.

Sputnik Tajikistan, citing the press service of the Sughd region administration, reports that “during the meeting, the heads of the government delegations discussed issues related to the delimitation of the state border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.”

No details of the meeting have been reported, so it is unclear what decision the parties reached or which disputed sections of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border were discussed.

Recently, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, stated that “there are indeed very complex sections remaining, and both sides are trying to complete this process as soon as possible.”

Information agencies from both countries, citing Kyrgyz authorities, reported that border issues are practically resolved. It was noted that the government delegations on the delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border will complete their work in March of this year.

It was previously reported that on December 14, a meeting of topographic working groups and legal working groups of the government delegations of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the delimitation and demarcation of the border took place in Batken, where another 47.05 km of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border was described.

As a result of negotiations in January of this year, the chairman of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan, Saymumin Yatimov, reported that the parties discussed “the main fundamental issues,” and “the work is 90% complete.” According to him, an agreement was reached regarding the areas of Kulundu, Maksat, Arka, and Khistevarz, which were considered the most disputed points; a principled agreement was reached on these issues, and protocols and documents were prepared.

The length of the border line between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is about 980 km. In recent years, there have been several armed clashes at the border with Kyrgyzstan, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries on both sides.