Astana and Tashkent submit agreement on border demarcation to UN Secretariat
The agreement on the demarcation of the state border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has been submitted to the UN Secretariat for registration and publication. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported.
The agreement was signed by the Presidents of the two republics, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on December 22, 2022, during the state visit of the head of Kazakhstan to Tashkent. The document entered into force on July 4, 2023.
The Foreign Ministry noted that the document was the result of many years of joint work on the international legal registration of Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan state border.
During a meeting on September 25 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, the heads of the Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan noted that the registration of the agreement on the demarcation of the state border with the UN Secretariat is an unprecedented experience for the countries of the Central Asian region in relation to such documents.
The historical significance of the document was emphasized and it was noted that this event is another confirmation of the commitment of the two countries to the principles of good neighborliness and eternal friendship, the spirit of allied relations, their readiness for mutually beneficial cooperation for the benefit of common prosperity, and also contributes to the further strengthening of security and stability in Central Asia.
