AKIPRESS.COM - UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on historic achievement of border treaty breakthrough and commended the leadership of the two countries, determination and political will to bring the decades-long negotiation process to a successful conclusion, his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement.

"The Secretary-General looks forward to sustained constructive engagement between the two countries to strengthen mutual trust, good-neighborly relations and a peaceful future for their peoples and the region as a whole," Mr. Dujarric said.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have signed a treaty on the border delimitation on March 13 in Bishkek during the state visit of President Rahmon.