Representatives of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed a protocol in Bishkek on Monday, which provides for the beginning of the process of negotiating a new agreement on the borderline between the two states. This is stated in a statement published by the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers.
"The government delegations of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border signed a protocol of a joint meeting of the government delegations on the delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border, which will allow to begin the process of negotiating a new draft agreement on certain sections of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border," the statement reads.
The document was signed on the Kyrgyz side by Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev, and on the Uzbek side by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov.
The total length of the border between the two countries is about 1,380 km. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, several disputed sections remained. Because of them, there have been occasional conflicts between residents of the border areas and soldiers of the two states, including with the use of weapons. In 2017, the parties actively began the process of delimitation and demarcation. According to the latest official data, about 200 km of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border remained undescribed until September 26.
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Based on materials from TASS