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Top stories in the Russian press on Friday, April 30 © EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO, archive Media: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan engage in battle over water Read also A conflict over a disputed water distribution facility on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which broke out on the morning of April 29, quickly moved from stone throwing clashes between civilians to gunfights involving border guards and government forces, Vedomosti writes. According to Stas Pritchin, an expert at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of World Economy and International Relations, there are no external reasons for a violent conflict between the two Central Asian countries at the moment, but Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have had a long history of border disputes as both have enclaves on each other s territory. However, even when the authorities show some willpower to resolve border conflicts, local communities and criminal groups are not always willing to do the same, the expert added.

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