Aleksandr Andrianov, deputy director of Tajikistan\'s passenger railway company, told Asia Plus-Blitz on 2 November that Uzbek rail authorities are waging an \"undeclared war\" against their Tajik counterparts. Andrianov said that the recently introduced requirement of an Uzbek transit visa for Tajik citizens en route through Uzbekistan by train began with a 21 October telegram from Uzbek railroad authorities. He said that the telegram and the requirement violate an existing agreement between the two countries that allows rail travel without a visa. Amonhoja Hojibekov, also a deputy director in Tajikistan\'s passenger rail company, added: \"We sent a letter to the Tajik Foreign Ministry asking them to explain to the Uzbek side...the absurdity of such telegrams and decisions in violation of the abovementioned agreement, but 10 days have gone by and our Foreign Ministry has done nothing.\" (Asia Plus-Blitz)