Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan exchanged accusations of new violations of the ceasefire that came into force last night, after bloody armed clashes at several points on the border between the two Central Asian countries.

Kyrgyz border guards confirmed in a statement that the Tajik army opened fire four times in the morning, mostly with mortars, at border military positions in Kyrgyzstan.

Clashes took place in Osh and Batka regions in southern Kyrgyzstan.

For their part, the Tajik border guards, through the national news agency Khuvar, confirmed that the situation at the border is “relatively stable” today at 10 am local time (05.00 Moscow time).

According to Bishkek, talks took place on Saturday between representatives of the border guards in the Osh region, who confirmed that this helped to stop the Tajik bombing of three villages by noon.

On September 14, the National Security Service of Kyrgyzstan reported a skirmish at the border between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards, specifically in Bulakbashi, Batka district, noting that the border guards of the two countries took up combat positions and the Tajik border guards ignored the legitimate demands of the Kyrgyz side to leave the region.

The reason for the frequent clashes from time to time is due to the lack of a clear demarcation of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, with enclaves on both sides.

On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz President Sadr Jabarov and Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon met and agreed on a ceasefire.