This is not your land, it's the state's land: Tashiev to Batken residents

AKIPRESS.COM - "This is not your land, this is the state's land" said State National Security Committee head Kamchybek Tashiev to Batken residents on February 18.
The border issue requires a broader approach, he noted.
"This is not exactly your land. It belongs to the state. You must understand. You're saying that your grandfathers grazed cattle there for many years. But you are thinking narrowly about one piece of land. We are not considering just one street or village. We're talking about the entire republic, so it's possible that the land we've been using for 100 years will be given to them, and the land they've been using for 100 years will now be given to us," Tashiev said.