DUSHANBE, January 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly reached an agreement on joint patrol of the disputed segments of mutual border.

Police officers of the two countries will begin a joint patrol of the disputed segments of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border beginning on January 14 at 9:00 am.

“The sides reached an agreement on this subject during the talks that took place in the administrative center of Kyrgyzstan’s Batken region on January 13,” deputy governor of the Tajik northern Sughd province, Jumaboy Sanginov, told Asia-Plus in an interview.

According to him, Tajik and Kyrgyz border guards will begin a joint patrol of the disputed segments of the border beginning on January 15.

“Besides, we asked the Kyrgyz side to suspend construction of the Aksai-Tamdyk road, part of which passes through the disputed area,” Sughd deputy governor noted.

He further added that Tajik and Kyrgyz authorities had launched separate investigations into the border incident.  “They sides will exchange the results of the investigations and guilty persons will be brought to justice on the basis of concerted results,” Sanginov said.