Tajikistan says Kyrgyzstan tries to take over water distributor on Kyrgyz-Tajik border

AKIPRESS.COM - The Kyrgyz border guards opened fire into Tajik border guards at 1.05 p.m. of April 29 in the water distribution facility area, the press service of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan said.
"This incident occurred in the light of violation of the earlier reached agreement with Tajikistan by Kyrgyzstan, when the neighboring country tries to illegally take over the Golovnoy water distributor," said the report.
"According to the maps of 1924-1927, 1989, the water distributor entirely belongs to Tajikistan and since 1968 is used for irrigation purposes and water supply of the border areas of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan," the Tajik Security Committee said.
The Kyrgyz-Tajik border situation remains tense.