Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reach agreement on tripoint

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have finally resolved the long-standing issue of state borders. The leaders of the three countries signed a historic agreement on tripoint and unveiled the Friendship Stele in the area.

On March 31, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Sadyr Zhaparov and Emomali Rahmon, presidents of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, respectively, held a meeting in Khujand, Tajikistan, where they signed the tripoint agreement and adopted a mutual declaration. Additionally, the presidents remotely attended the ceremony unveiling of the Friendship Stele.

The new document will contribute to stability, sustainable development and the strengthening of the region’s international standing, Gazeta.uz reported, citing the Uzbek President.

President Mirziyoyev also proposed holding annual joint friendship concerts and festivals in the border regions during the Nowruz celebrations and expressed his readiness to organize such events next year in Fergana.

Previously, in March, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reached an agreement on the state border. For over 30 years, the two countries had been unable to finalize the border, which had led to sporadic armed conflicts.

Later, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan restored flight connections that had been suspended in May 2021 following the armed conflict at the border. After four years, the first aircraft from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, landed in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.