Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun the organizational and technical procedures required for the official transfer of the villages of Chon-Kara and Tash-Dobo, which previously belonged to Uzbekistan’s Fergana Region, as part of their border demarcation agreements.
AzerNEWS reports that a joint working group that started operations on August 3 is registering residents and carrying out the necessary documentation process in the two villages.
Once the registration process is completed, the approximately 2,500 residents-most of whom are ethnic Kyrgyz-will be granted Kyrgyz citizenship.
Under the terms of the agreement, Kyrgyzstan will compensate Uzbekistan by transferring an equivalent area of land, completing a key step in the implementation of the two countries’ border settlement deal.