Final Hurdles to Settling the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border: Local Opposition
The DiplomatIn September, long-running Kyrgyz-Tajik border tensions escalated dramatically into a brief open conflict. On September 26, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov welcomed Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov to Bishkek for a meeting of government delegations on the final delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border. During the meeting, head of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev expressed hope that “in the very near future” the presidents of the two countries would sign a draft agreement resolving the remaining border sections. In 2021, Tashiev proclaimed that the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border was “100 percent” resolved, with an agreement stipulating joint use of Kempir-Abad. After protests from locals, negotiations continued between the two sides but Tashiev’s “100 percent” statement aged poorly as a final agreement remains unsigned.
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