Tajikistan explains presence of border squad on border with Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - The Border Troops of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan said despite the statement of the Kyrgyz side published in local media, as a result of the intergovernmental commission of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for delimitation and demarcation of the state border from total 986.7 km of the border length 519.9 km of the border were delimited. One of the undefined border sections is the Shatty pass.
The sides agreed to continue work on delimitation of the border in that area and to present their suggestions.
In accordance with the agreements, some border points were delimited in the framework of work of the intergovernmental commission.
The border squad of the Border Troops of Tajikistan guard the area along agreed line of Tajik-Kyrgyz border, the Tajik Border Troops said, adding the border squad is present in the agreed area. The border post of Kyrgyzstan with respective infrastructure is present from the opposite side, the Tajik Border Troops said.
Such stationing corresponds to the principle of parity in protection of state border of two neighboring countries until completion of the process of delimitation, demarcation and its legal formalization. The topographic working groups were ordered to continue work on delimitation of the state border in the given area with the pupose of the soonest completion of the process of delimitation.
The Border Service of Kyrgyzstan said earlier military personnel of Tajikistan intruded 1,000 m into the territory of Kyrgyzstan and put up a container in undelimited Unzhu-Bulak border zone of Chon Alay district of Osh region.
The State National Security Committee and chairman of delegation of Kyrgyzstan for delimitation and demarcation of Kyrgyz-Tajik border, Kamchibek Tashiev, departed to Chon Alay district for reguation of the situation on the border.