UAE welcomes border agreement by Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
The UAE welcomed the agreement reached by Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to demarcate the border between the two countries, and affirmed its support for efforts aimed at promoting peace and prosperity.
On Thursday, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a deal demarcating their shared frontier, seeking to end a long-running border conflict that has seen dozens killed in skirmishes in recent years.
Disputes over the two countries' 970km shared border date from Soviet times, when Moscow first drew up frontiers in ethnically mixed parts of Central Asia.
In a statement, the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its hope that this step will contribute to consolidating stability and constructive cooperation, and promoting development and peace at the regional and international levels, which will benefit the two friendly countries and peoples and serve their common interests.
The deal, signed by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, also provided for the reopening of road, rail and air transport links between the two that had been suspended since the battles of September 2022.
The Ministry affirmed that the UAE shares strong relations with the Republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and will support their efforts to promote peace, development, and stability in the region. The ministry emphasised the importance of peaceful dialogue as the only way to resolve conflicts.
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