Guards clash again on Kyrgyz-Tajik border, no casualties reported
BISHKEK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards exchanged fire on Thursday amid a standoff over a blocked road, in the latest clash between the former Soviet neighbours following a similar violent incident last year that killed dozens.
The border between the two countries, both of which host Russian military bases and are closely allied with Moscow, is poorly demarcated.
The Secretary General of Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), Stanislav Zas, called for an immediate ceasefire at the border, RIA news agency reported.