Another meeting of topographers from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Guliston

According to Sputnik Tajikistan, a meeting of representatives from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on border issues took place in the Sughd region.

The negotiations of the delegations from the two countries were held in Guliston under the leadership of the heads of the border services of Tajikistan, Rajabali Rahmonali, and Kyrgyzstan, Uralbek Sharshiev, with the participation of the chairmen of the Sughd and Batken regions, Rajabboy Ahmadzoda and Abdikarim Alimbayev.

The negotiations of the 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 from April 7 to April 3 of this year.

Tajik media also reported that within the framework of this meeting, “the topographic working groups conducted joint field surveys on the remaining sections of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border.”

However, it is unknown which sections of the border and how many kilometers were delimited and demarcated. At the same time, as always, it was emphasized that “the meeting took place in a friendly atmosphere.”

As a result of the 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 directions of the villages of Kulundu, Maksat, Arka, and Khistevarz, which were considered the most contentious points, and a principled agreement was reached on these issues, with protocols and documents prepared.

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