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Following deadly clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border last month, relations between the two neighboring states have deteriorated. Miscommunication is rampant and political posturing may worsen the tense situation further.
On the evening of May 25, a charter flight operated by Tajik carrier Somon Air took off from Dushanbe and landed in at Bishkek’s Manas International Airport. After four hours waiting on the tarmac, nine passengers were allowed to disembark and enter Kyrgyzstan but the 177 Tajik citizens on board were refused entry and returned to Dushanbe.
Kyrgyz officials, as reported by RFE/RL, cited a decree from the Cabinet of Ministers imposing temporary restrictions on the entry, exit, stay, and transit of Tajik citizens and goods through Kyrgyz territory starting on May 21. Effectively, the border is closed. But it seemed, per the same report, to apply to specific checkpoints on the border, not making mention of air traffic.
Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan asks citizens to refrain from travel to Kyrgyzstan
AKIPRESS.COM - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan has asked citizens to refrain from any travel to Kyrgyzstan or transit to other countries through Kyrgyzstan.
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Border disagreements between the three countries that share the fertile Fergana Valley Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan stem from demarcations made during the Soviet era. The knotted, twisting frontiers left several communities with restricted access to their home countries.