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Dushanbe refutes data on Tajik military equipment movement towards border with Kyrgyzstan

According to him, the situation remains under control of the military and is relatively calm

DUSHANBE, May 1. /TASS/. The report by the Border Service of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security on a shelling of the republic carried out by Tajikistan has nothing to do with reality, a source in the Tajik law enforcement agencies told TASS on Saturday.

"Currently, the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, in particular in the village of Arka in the Leileksky district of the Batkensky region (Kyrgyzstan) is relatively calm and there aren’t any shellings," the source said.

According to the source, an intergovernmental commission consisting of delegates of the two countries is currently working in the Batkensky region. He refuted the report on the shelling.

Earlier on Saturday, Border Service of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security reported that the Tajik forces opened fire on Kyrgyz citizens’ houses in the village of Arka. The source in the Tajik law enforcement agencies also refuted the Kyrgyz report on the movement of Tajik military equipment towards the border with Kyrgyzstan.

The situation on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan near the Golovnoy water intake facility escalated on April 28, after clashes had sparked between residents of the two countries’ border areas. On April 29, armed skirmishes between Kyrgyz and Tajik servicemen broke out. On the evening of April 29, the sides agreed to a ceasefire and the pullout of troops. Bishkek and Dushanbe reported a large number of casualties.

The Kyrgyz-Tajik border is about 980 km long. Dozens of disputed sections remained along the border following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The latest meeting of the demarcation commission was held in March 2021, and the delegations were led by the chairmen of the State Committees for National Security of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The next meeting is scheduled for May 1.