Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reached an agreement

The Kyrgyz and Tajik sides agreed not to build anything near the border and to return livestock that crosses into the neighboring territory.

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As reports the Intergazeta agency, the agreement was reached on Wednesday, October 27, at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border during a meeting of delegations from the two republics with the participation of representatives from territorial administrations and law enforcement agencies.

The parties agreed not to construct any facilities near the conditional border line in border areas, to return livestock that crosses the conditional border line and ends up on the territory of one of the countries, and to conduct joint work to combat smuggling. Responsibility for this has been assigned to the border service administrations in the Batken and Sughd regions.

Additionally, it is reported that the heads of the border Isfara and Batken districts held a meeting to address water supply issues. The parties agreed to conduct a joint inspection of the territories to identify where problems exist. Representatives of the law enforcement agencies of both countries held a separate meeting.

This agreement was reached at a time when last week, the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, stated that Tajikistan should transfer the Murghab district to Kyrgyzstan. His accusations provoked a sharp reaction in Tajik society.

The Tajik authorities have not yet responded to Japarov’s statements. The press secretary of the President of Kyrgyzstan, Yerbol Sultanbaev, told the media that the remarks made by President Sadyr Japarov regarding the Kyrgyz-Tajik border are being distorted by certain interested parties. “They are publishing false video materials on social media, with texts read by themselves, with the aim of sowing discord between the two sides,” the press secretary stated.

However, Sultanbaev did not specify which exact words of the President of Kyrgyzstan or which part of his speech are being distorted.

At the same time, on October 23, Sadyr Japarov told the media: “In 1924, they say, these lands passed to us. I respond that if that is the case, in 1924 we transferred Murghab, an area of 3 million hectares, to you. Let’s say you return it to us then. They do not agree.”

However, these claims by Japarov are completely rejected by the authorities of Tajikistan.