Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Discuss Border Agreement in Parliamentary Talks

Kamchybek Tashiev, the head of the State National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan, presented a draft agreement on border delimitation and demarcation with Tajikistan during a speech in the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) on February 27.

He specifically addressed the issue of territorial exchanges, though the Tajik government has yet to issue an official statement on the intergovernmental commission’s progress, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

Parliamentary Review of Border Agreements

During a joint session of multiple parliamentary committees, lawmakers reviewed and approved several documents related to the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The committees involved included:

• Committee on International Affairs, Defense, Security, and Migration.
• Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Subsoil Use, and Industrial Policy.
• Committee on Constitutional Legislation, State Structure, Judicial and Legal Issues, and the Rules of Procedure of the Jogorku Kenesh.
• Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Ecology, and Regional Development.
• Committee on Law and Order, Fight Against Crime, and Anti-Corruption.
• Committee on Transport, Communications, Architecture, and Construction.

Following committee approval, the documents were submitted for full parliamentary review.

Key Agreements Under Discussion

The reviewed documents included:

• A draft agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on state border delimitation.
• A draft agreement on the construction and use of highways and border crossings.
• A draft agreement between the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers and the Tajik government on access to water and energy facilities.

Tashiev, who also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, led the presentation of these agreements.

The decision to hold the joint committee meeting was made earlier on February 27, during a session of the Jogorku Kenesh.