The President of the Kyrgyz Republic held a meeting with residents of the border villages in Osh, Batken, Jalal-Abad regions, public figures and active citizens of the country.
The press service of the head of state reported that detailed information was provided on border issues at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border, as well as on Kempir-Abad reservoir during the meeting.
«In addition, the participants voiced their questions and received comprehensive answers to them,» the press release says.
Earlier, a human rights activist Rita Karasartova called on the authorities to admit that they sold Kempir-Abad reservoir to Uzbekistan.
Another participant of the meeting, Tilekmat Kurenov, said that the authorities were serious about transfer of the reservoir to Uzbekistan. About 300 people attended the meeting, he said. The activist added that the authorities also insulted and threatened those invited.
He also previously reported that the head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchybek Tashiev, threatened those present.
On October 10, the head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchybek Tashiev, told the deputies that in total, more than 19,000 hectares of land remain for Kyrgyzstan, and 4,485 hectares for Uzbekistan — the territory of the Kempir-Abad reservoir, but two countries will jointly manage it.
The head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchybek Tashiev, told the deputies on October 10 that in total more than 19,000 hectares of land remain the property of Kyrgyzstan, and 4,485 hectares of the water area of Kempir-Abad reservoir are transferred to Uzbekistan, but two countries will jointly manage it.
Kempir-Abad reservoir (it is called Andijan in Uzbekistan) is located at the junction of Osh and Jalal-Abad regions of Kyrgyzstan and Andijan region of Uzbekistan. It was built in 1983 on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In 1973, Uzbekistan provided land compensation — 4,100 hectares were transferred to Kyrgyzstan.
Water from Zhazy, Kurshab and Kara-Darya rivers flows into Kempir-Abad. The reservoir belongs to Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 4,400 hectares. The maximum filling volume is 1.9 cubic kilometers. Once it was leased to Uzbekistan.
