Kyrgyzstan expects to complete the demarcation of the border with Tajikistan by the end of the year.

The Kyrgyz authorities plan to complete the demarcation of the border with Tajikistan by the end of the year. This was announced on April 18 by the head of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security (GKNB) Kamchybek Tashiev at a meeting with residents of the Batken region of the republic.

"Tashiev said that the president instructed him to complete the installation of wire fences by the end of the year," Sputnik Kyrgyzstan quoted him as saying on its Telegram channel.

In addition, he added that he is ready to move to Batken region to control the pace of work.

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