Officials from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have held negotiations to agree to put an end to armed clashes on the border, the Border Guard Service of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security said on Friday.
"The heads of the state committees for national security of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Kamchybek Tashiyev and Saimumin Yatimov, have agreed on a ceasefire as of 16:00 (13:00 Moscow time)," the news release reads.
Authorities of the Sughd Province of Tajikistan confirmed the agreement for ceasefire on the border with Kyrgyzstan, province head press office reported. "During the negotiations, the sides agreed to a ceasefire," the report says.
