The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a deal on Thursday on demarcating their shared frontier, seeking to end a long-running border conflict that has seen dozens killed in skirmishes in recent years.

The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on March 13 signed a historic border deal to conclusively demarcate their frontier and end disagreements that have plagued bilateral relations for three decades,

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed on Thursday a border agreement seen as key for the stability of Central Asia, a move that follows three decades of conflict between the two former Soviet republics over water resources and land.