Telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

On May 1, 2021 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Mukhriddin had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Chavushoglu. During the conversation, the sides discussed the current situation at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border zone.

In particular, S. Muhriddin informed his Turkish counterpart about the recent border incidents with the Kyrgyz Republic and the agreements reached on the result of negotiations between the countries to stabilize the situation, including the ceasefire and the willingness of the parties to resolve the situation through negotiations using political and diplomatic methods.

S. Muhriddin highlighted the importance of the telephone conversation between the leaders of the two countries to resolve the situation at the border.  At the same time, the S. Muhriddin expressed Tajikistan’s strong commitment to progressively resolve this issue through negotiations and mutually acceptable formulas based on national interests.

Turkish Foreign Minister M. Chavushoglu welcomed the reached agreement on a ceasefire and the signing of Protocols on the settlement of the conflict situation at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border and on the resumption of negotiations on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border of Tajikistan with Kyrgyzstan.

He also assured the commitment and interest of the Turkish side only in a peaceful resolution of the current situation and expressed readiness to render every assistance in maintaining peace and normalizing relations between the two neighboring countries.

At the end of the conversation, the sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey in areas of mutual interest.

The conversation was held in the spirit of openness, friendship and mutual understanding.