On April 30, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

According to the presidential press service, the heads of state discussed the development of the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.

It is reported that Mirziyoyev supported the agreements reached by the Tajik and Kyrgyz sides aimed at the earliest possible settlement of the current situation and prevent its escalation.

“The importance of resolving all existing issues exclusively through negotiations and consultations in the spirit of friendship, good-neighborliness and partnership was emphasized. The course of preparation for the upcoming high-level visit to Tajikistan was also reviewed. The fruitful results of the working meeting of the prime ministers of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which took place last week in the city of Khujand, were noted with satisfaction,” the statement reads.

Also, a telephone conversation took place between Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.

During the conversation, topical issues of regional interaction and bilateral agenda were reviewed.

“The parties exchanged views on the current situation and ways to resolve the tension on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border as soon as possible. The agreements reached between the Kyrgyz and Tajik sides aimed at normalizing the situation and preventing its further aggravation were noted with satisfaction. It was emphasized that all emerging controversial issues should be resolved on the basis of dialogue in the spirit of relations of centuries-old friendship, good neighborliness, trust and partnership,” the press service said.

The heads of state separately discussed the issues of practical implementation of joint decisions and agreements adopted at the end of the summit in Tashkent in March this year.

The importance of continuing intensive exchanges and building up interaction in order to unconditionally fulfill the obligations assumed and promote priority projects was emphasized.