Document #1221785

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Turkmenistan Closes Border With Kazakhstan

July 20, 2016

Turkmen officials have closed the border with Kazakhstan for five days in line with increased security measures.

"Turkmenistan has bolstered border security, which is why access of foreign citizens arriving in the republic...has been suspended for five days," said a statement by officials from Kazakhstan's western Mangistau region.

It added that the two countries have agreed that Kazakh citizens who live in the Mangistau region could visit nearby Turkmen regions visa-free for up to five days.

Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan share a 413-kilometer-long border.

It is unclear if the closure by Ashgabat is related to a pair of deadly attacks on police stations in Kazakhstan that officials have blamed on radical Muslims.

Based on reporting by Interfax

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ecoi.net description:
Turkmen authorities close the border with Kazakhstan for 5 days in line with increased security measures
Countries:
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-closes-border-kazakhstan/27869452.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
20 July 2016
Document ID:
1221785 (former ID 327213)

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