Tashiev: Negotiations with Tajikistan are going “well”

The head of the State National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiev, stated on November 19 that some agreements have already been reached between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan regarding border issues.

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As reported by Kyrgyz media, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and head of the State National Security Committee, Kamchybek Tashiev, shared in a live social media broadcast how the negotiation process with Tajikistan regarding the demarcation and delimitation of disputed sections of the state border is progressing.

According to him, “we are currently discussing well.” He mentioned that during a meeting with the Tajik delegation in Dushanbe, an agreement was reached on some issues that were previously impossible to resolve.

“We are making efforts to resolve the issue. If earlier we could not do this and everyone stood their ground, refusing to concede, now we have started to find common ground. We are ready to make concessions. We propose, let’s say you take this land, and we take that one. God willing, a large delegation from Tajikistan will come to us soon. We have signed a protocol. Now we will proceed to coordination, then we will sign an agreement, go to the Jogorku Kenesh (the parliament of Kyrgyzstan), discuss it, the deputies will ratify the document, and the presidents will sign. The problem of both countries will be resolved,” he said.

Earlier, the President of Kyrgyzstan reported that the authorities of Tajikistan agreed to grant neutral status to the Chorkucha area (which Kyrgyz people call Tort-Kocho).

The Tajik authorities have not yet commented on the statements from the Kyrgyz side and have not provided any details regarding the progress of negotiations on the demarcation and delimitation of disputed sections of the state border.