Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic has approved a resolution transferring two large land plots, officially handed over by Uzbekistan, into state ownership as part of the bilateral agreement on the demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border, according to the news agency 24.kg.

The land in question is located in the Osh Region: a 100-hectare plot in the Kara-Suu district, situated between border points No. 312/4 and No. 312/6, and a 198.44-hectare plot in the Aravan district, between points No. 324 and No. 328. These transfers are being made under the law ratifying the agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan on certain sections of the state border, signed by the presidents of both countries on 3 November 2022, in Bishkek.

Under this agreement, a border line stretching 302.29 kilometers has been established, resolving disputes over 35 segments of the border between the two nations.

According to the government resolution, the district administrations of Kara-Suu and Aravan must transfer the specified land plots free of charge for use by the aiyl (village) districts of Kara-Suu and Kerme-Too. Oversight of proper land use has been entrusted to local authorities. All activities related to formalizing ownership will be financed from local budgets.

Within the next month, an inventory and state registration of the new land plots will be conducted by the State Agency for Land Resources, Cadastre, Geodesy and Cartography, in cooperation with the President’s Plenipotentiary Representative in Osh Region.

Previously, it was reported that as part of the agreement’s implementation, Uzbekistan would allocate 50 billion soums (approximately US$4.5 million) for compensation payments to around 130 families residing in the border area slated for resettlement.

Additionally, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to establish a joint enterprise to manage the Kempir-Abad Reservoir, as part of broader cooperation in the joint management of water resources.

As part of the land exchange, Uzbekistan will receive 4,957 hectares in the area of the Andijan Reservoir and an additional 19.5 hectares for the maintenance and protection of the hydrotechnical facility. In return, Kyrgyzstan will receive 1,019 hectares of pastureland, as well as 12,849 hectares in the “Govasay” area, in compensation for abandoning the construction of the Kempirabad Canal on the left bank of the Andijan Reservoir.