Rahmon calls Tajik–Kyrgyz agreement led by Mirziyoyev “historic”

Resolving the border issue between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in 2025 is a historic event, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said in his address to the national parliament in Dushanbe.

According to Rahmon, 2025 will be a historic year for Tajikistan, particularly in light of the parliamentary elections held in the spring.

“Another historic event is the complete resolution of border issues between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, which had remained unresolved for more than a century, through the signing of an agreement on the delimitation of the state border,” he said.

Rahmon also recalled that the leaders of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan had signed an agreement on the junction point of the three countries’ borders, as well as the Khojand Declaration of Eternal Friendship, which created a solid legal framework for regional development and the continuation of mutually beneficial cooperation.

The Tajik leader added that the current complex situation in various regions of the world was a cause for concern, citing intensifying geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalry aimed at a new division of the world, a new wave of the Cold War, an arms race, the weakening of international law, and other confrontational processes on the global stage.

“Under such conditions, we must strengthen our efforts to actively engage with the international community in global processes and to achieve constructive goals, including maintaining peace and stability and ensuring comprehensive security,” the President said.

He emphasized that Tajikistan would continue to pursue a foreign policy aimed at expanding political ties and multilateral cooperation with various countries, based on the principles of trust, mutual respect for interests, and an open-door policy.

Resolving border disputes

It should be noted that in March this year, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan finally resolved the long-standing border issue between the two countries, which for many years had been a source of tension in bilateral relations. On March 31, the Presidents of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed an agreement in Khojand on the crossing point of the three countries’ borders, thereby formalizing the legal status of the shared borders and signing a declaration.

On September 9, an international panel of arbitrators announced that the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize had been awarded to the Presidents of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan—Emomali Rahmon, Sadyr Japarov, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev—for signing the Khojand Declaration of Eternal Friendship.