Border Guard Services of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree on inadmissibility of any actions in disputed border zones

AKIPRESS.COM - Representatives of the Border Guard Services of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan held talks on July 24.
Governors of districts and region police chiefs partook in the talks as well.
The agreement was reached that no activities will be undertaken in Kum-Mazar and Somonyon disputed border zones.
The sides decided that border guard squads from both sides will strictly adhere to the line of conduct on the border.
Police forces will also patrol the disputed border zone.
It was reported earlier that Tajik citizens began cleaning the disputed border zone from sand without prior approval by the Kyrgyz side.
Kyrgyz border guards, local government officials and locals arrived at the scene. They demanded to stop this work, but Tajik citizens disobeyed. Tajik citizens tried to beat a Kyrgyz national. The verbal exchange between citizens of two countries led to fight and stone throwing, the Border Guard Service of Kyrgyzstan said.
Tajik border guards opened fire into the direction of the territory of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz border guards returned fire in direction of the territiory of Tajikistan. No one was wounded.