Today's RFE/RL has an article on Kyrgyzstan's problems with border control. The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Marat Sultanov, has sought Russian help via the CIS collective security arrangements now undertaken through the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Recently, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan implemented a short-term arrangement of greater access between the two countries, only to have it backfire through ambiguous provisions. Today Kyrgyzstan has openly said that it seeks to close borders between the two countries more fully. No specific security reasons are noted, although conflicts between border guards in these states, or border guards and citizens is a fairly frequent occurrence.
The CSTO military training exercises include cooperation on anti-terror measures and also border control.
