On July 27, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov held a telephone conversation with his counterpart from Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The interlocutors discussed the current state of bilateral relations and highlighted the importance of promoting interstate interaction, the press office of the President of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The interlocutors underscored the need to promote the entire range of interstate contacts, paying particular attention to partnerships based on the principles of good neighbourliness and constructivism.
The two leaders exchanged views on cooperation at the regional and international levels. They agreed to make efforts to strengthen brotherhood between the states and peoples.
The skirmishes between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards happened in the first half of July. Such situations occur quite often on the border. Often, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan accuse each other of initiating conflicts.
On July 21-26, the topographic working groups held a regular meeting on the delimitation and demarcation of state boundaries in Batken.