The issue of 6 percent of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border is being discussed

Government delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are preparing for the delimitation of sensitive sections of the state border.

According to media reports, from August 11 to 17, 2024, another meeting of the topographic working groups and legal working groups of the government delegations of the two countries took place to delimit and demarcate the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border.

The negotiations were held in the city of Batken in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. No details about the meeting have been reported.

The State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan reported that during the meeting, the parties exchanged proposals regarding the description of the route of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border in the remaining sections.

The parties will continue work on describing the remaining sections at the next meeting, which will take place on the territory of Tajikistan, the statement said.

The total length of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border is 972 km, and according to recent statements from the authorities, an agreement has been reached on the status of 94% of the territories. The status of the remaining 6% of the border sections has not yet reached consensus between the parties.

Kyrgyz authorities reported that the undelimited and undemarcated sections of the state border are located in the Batken and Sughd regions, where armed conflicts with human casualties have previously erupted multiple times.

At the same time, the parties had previously stated that the issues of delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border would be finally resolved by March 2024.

However, judging by the latest official statements from the parties, a conclusion on this matter has not yet been reached.