Kyrgyz government spokesman Nazirbek Borubaev said on July 30 that 94 percent of the 972-kilometer Kyrgyz-Tajik border had been agreed upon by officials from the two Central Asian nations. Borubaev added that discussions between Kyrgyz and Tajik officials on defining the remaining sections of the border will be held on August 11-17. The governor of Tajikistan's Sughd region, Rajabboi Ahmadzoda, confirmed that 94 percent of the border had been agreed on. The delimitation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has been an issue for decades. Several deadly clashes have taken place along the border's disputed segments in recent years. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Bishkek, Dushanbe Agree On 94 Percent Of Border, Kyrgyz Official Says
Several deadly clashes have taken place along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border's disputed segments in recent years. (file photo)