Rahmon and Japarov discussed issues of the state border

On October 13, during a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov discussed issues of delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, the heads of state discussed the current state and prospects of Tajik-Kyrgyz relations in political, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian, and other spheres, and emphasized the importance of further developing the centuries-old ties of friendship and good neighborliness between the peoples.

During the negotiations, the parties also discussed issues related to determining the line of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border and the agreements reached recently in this direction.

The heads of state expressed support for further activation of the work of government delegations.

Earlier, on October 2, 2023, a joint meeting of the government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border took place in the city of Batken, Kyrgyzstan.

The heads of the National Security Committees of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Saymumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiev, reported to the media following the joint meeting that the parties signed Protocol No. 44. No details about this protocol are known.

However, a journalist close to Tashiev, Nurgazy Anarkulov, reported on his Facebook page that “the Tajik side has for the first time in thirty years abandoned all its claims.”

The journalist’s statement caused a wide resonance on social media.

On October 8, it was reported that the authorities of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan had agreed on 43.32 kilometers of common border sections. It is unknown which specific border sections are being referred to.

The Tajik side is constantly criticized for not informing the public about the details of the negotiations and not commenting on the progress of the negotiation processes.