Tajikistan Accuses Uzbekistan Of Economic Blockade -- BBC
Tajikistan has accused its central Asian neighbour, Uzbekistan, of imposing a blockade.
It says the blockade could destabilise the country and lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
A report published on the website of the Tajik embassy in Moscow accused Uzbekistan of blocking vital rail freight and cutting gas supplies.
Relations between the countries have deteriorated over a hydro-electric dam that Tajikistan is building.
Uzbekistan fears the dam will restrict water supplies to its main cash crop, cotton.
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Update #1: Tajikistan Accuses Uzbekistan of Energy, Transport Blockade -- RIA Novosti
Update #2: Halt to Uzbek gas supply hits Tajikistan -- Reuters
My Comment: There is no room for compromise in this dispute. Tajikistan wants their dam, Uzbekistan does not. Hence .... the energy blockade by Uzbekistan.
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