Rahmon spoke on the phone with Japarov

During the phone conversation, the parties congratulated each other on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries.

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On Saturday, January 14, 2023, a phone conversation took place between the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, the heads of state exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

It is noted that during a previous meeting, Emomali Rahmon and Sadyr Japarov did not greet each other.

During the phone conversation, the heads of state noted the achievements over the past three decades in the development of intergovernmental cooperation in political, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian, and other areas, as well as the positive experience of cooperation in international and regional organizations.

The parties emphasized the importance of resolving all existing issues in the spirit of friendship and good neighborliness, advocated for a constructive approach to addressing all pressing issues, and called for the activation of the negotiation process within the framework of the intergovernmental commission on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border.

“It should be noted that recently the description of 100.25 kilometers of the state border line has been completed. Thus, as of today, the agreed border line in total is about 625 kilometers or 63 percent of its total length,” the press service of the president reports.

Disputed areas along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border have repeatedly led to armed conflicts. The last armed conflict flared up from September 14 to 17, 2022, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people on both sides, with dozens injured. The parties accused each other of aggression and provocation.