Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Resolve Longstanding Border Dispute

Offcials from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have finalized a border delimitation agreement, taking the edge off what had been Central Asia’s sharpest frontier dispute. The agreement is expected to catalyze the expansion of regional trade. A Kyrgyz government statement February 21 said a bilateral meeting in Bishkek resulted not only in the signing of the border pact, but also agreements covering the development of interstate road transit routes, as well as management of power generation facilities and shared water resources.

Discussions between…