Türkiye’s efforts to resolve the border disputes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan In Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, who had traveled to this country on an official visit, he was welcomed by the Speaker of the Parliament, Nurlan Beykshakiv.

Based on this information, in the meeting between Shakif and Fidan, the increase of bilateral political, economic and cultural relations and the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries were discussed.

At this meeting, Hakan Fidan conveyed the greetings of Kurtulmus, the speaker of the Turkish National Assembly, to Shakif and said: Our main goal is to strengthen brotherhood and friendship between the two brother nations.

Taking into consideration the role of parliaments in increasing the relations between the two countries, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey thanked the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament for his support in this regard. It will help between the two countries. Our main goal is to expand inter-parliamentary relations on a bilateral and international level.

Shakif added: Turkey is one of the largest commercial and economic partners of Kyrgyzstan, and trade between the two countries is increasing. We must increase this speed and increase the trade volume to 2 billion dollars.

Also, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was received by Kyrgyz President Sadr Jabarov.

According to the information provided by the press center of the Kyrgyz President’s office, Jabarov, in his meeting with Hakan Fidan, exchanged views on health, energy, financial and security issues of the region, which are also on the bilateral agenda.

During this meeting, the planned official visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Kyrgyzstan and the meeting of the Supreme Strategic Consensus Council held in Bishkek were discussed.

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Jabarov emphasized that he admires the positive dynamics of the development of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey in various fields.

Expressing concern about the commercial and economic cooperation between the two countries, Jabarov expressed the importance of the Turkish-Kyrgyzstan intergovernmental commission meeting held in Ankara in terms of supporting the economic agenda.

Hakan Fidan, while thanking the President of Kyrgyzstan for his hospitality, considered the important results achieved in the expansion of brotherhood under the shadow of the efforts of the leaders of the two countries and announced that this result has been achieved.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey announced: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who visited Kyrgyzstan, visited Tajikistan on January 10. This trip is done at the invitation of Tajik Foreign Minister Sirajuddin Mehredin. In this trip, important regional and international issues will be discussed. The development of relations between Ankara and Dushanbe will be discussed.

Hakan Fidan, after the conversation With Emomali Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan announced that an agreement to deal with the long-standing border disputes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will be signed in March. There were discussions about the impending agreement.

Fidan said during a press conference in Dushanbe: As a brotherly country interested in the region, we attach importance to this agreement, which is a big step in ensuring security and Stability will be in Central Asia.

The Kyrgyz-Tajikistan border, which spans nearly 1,000 kilometers, has been a source of contention since negotiations began in December 2002. Currently, almost one-third of the border is undefined, which has led to intermittent conflicts between the two countries over the years.

Meanwhile, Fidan also pointed out that Tajikistan has an extensive border with It is Afghanistan, he emphasized the importance of preserving the integrity of this country and being free from terrorism.

He said: Tajikistan is sensitive in terms of not being exposed to terrorist acts. We talked about what we can do in terms of border security and the fight against terrorism. Our relevant services will also discuss the issue that some radical organizations involve Tajik citizens and use them in actions in some countries.

Fidan emphasized strengthening Turkey’s relations with Tajikistan emphasized that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Tajikistan later this year.

It should be said that the solidarity of Turkism has led Turkey to expand its relations with Kyrgyzstan. Later, Turkey concluded several agreements with Kyrgyzstan in the field of cultural, economic and technical assistance, and Iran, Pakistan and Turkey supported the country’s full membership in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which they were the first members of.

Kyrgyzstan is the second largest country among Central Asian republics in terms of area, economic development and population.

Unlike its Central Asian neighbors, Kyrgyzstan has a rich natural resource of gold in terms of It is economic.

After independence, Kyrgyzstan experienced the worst economic recession among the post-Soviet countries, despite the rapid implementation of the economic reform program.

Turkey did not have enough economic resources to prevent the economic recession in Kyrgyzstan, which was the worst recession among the post-Soviet countries. After many failed joint ventures in Kyrgyzstan, Turkish officials concluded that the country was too small and economically too poor without Russian help, and directed technical assistance and targeted investment to narrowly define their policy support.

Turkish foreign policy led Turkey to compete with Russia. As a result, Kyrgyzstan began to cooperate more closely with Russia, a more consistent source of economic aid than Ankara. Kyrgyz and Russian military had a common experience of serving in the Soviet Union, and the region’s infrastructure depended on Russia.

Until 2019, more than 100 bilateral agreements and protocols that form the legal basis of relations between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey was signed and several high-level mutual visits were made.

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