Next meeting of the delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

On October 16, negotiations between the government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border took place in the city of Buston, Sughd region.

According to the press service of the chairman of the Sughd region, the government delegations were headed by the chairmen of the State National Security Committee of the two countries, Saymumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiev.

The statement notes that the parties “discussed issues related to the description of the projected line of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border on the remaining sections and expressed satisfaction with the work of the topographic groups.”

The press service of the chairman of the Sughd region reports that the working groups of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were given “specific instructions” to activate work and resolve all existing border issues.

The heads of the government delegations once again “emphasized the importance of Protocol No. 44 dated October 2, 2023, on strengthening the process of delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border” and expressed their readiness to “unconditionally fulfill the conditions” of this protocol.

At the same time, the press service of the chairman of the Sughd region does not provide any details about the negotiations. The authorities of Tajikistan have previously not disclosed details of negotiations with Kyrgyzstan.

Earlier, on October 2 of this year, a meeting of government delegations on the delimitation and demarcation of the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan took place in Batken.

As a result of the negotiations, a protocol was signed that “will resolve any issues, all problems that were previously the causes of conflicts along the state border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.”

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

At the same time, on September 15, when the heads of Central Asian states, including Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, met with Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, the chairman of the State National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiev, told journalists that if Tajikistan does not renounce territorial claims against Kyrgyzstan, then Kyrgyzstan may present its claims to the neighboring country based on historical documents.