The headquarters of the Border troops of Tajikistan refutes spread information about the strengthening of the state border of the Republic with Uzbekistan.

As reported the chief of the press center of border troops SCNS of the RT Muhammad Ulughodjaev, Tajik border guards serving on the Tajik-Uzbek border in normal mode.

"According to our sources, Uzbek colleagues on their borders with Tajikistan made no gain, they serve as usual," - said Ulughodjaev.

Today "Moskovsky Komsomolets" with reference to Tajik sources, close to the leadership of the country, reported that Tajikistan fears of escalation of the situation on the border with Uzbekistan after the reported death of Islam Karimov. In this regard, as the newspaper notes, on the border of the two states have been strengthened security measures.