DUSHANBE, February 13, 2014, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to sign the government-to-government agreement on use of border roads within the next few days, Tajik Minister of Transport Khairullo Asozoda announced at a news conference in Dushanbe on February 13.
“Tomorrow we will leave for Bishkek to discuss and sign this agreement,” the minister said, noting that Tajik version of that agreement had already been prepared.
“Kyrgyz authorities have unilaterally closed the border crossing points (BCPs) on the Tajik border. We did not close the road and we let cargo coming from Kyrgyzstan through the border while Kyrgyz authorities do not let our vehicles through BCPs,” Asozoda said.
According to him, the closure of BCPs affects residents of border areas of both countries.
“This situation has not affected cargo transportation in Tajikistan because we have alternative roads for cargo shipment,” the minister added.
We will recall that after tensions escalated into exchanges of gunfire in the disputed area of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border on January 11, the Kyrgyz authorities unilaterally closed border crossing points on its common border with Tajikistan.
