Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have completed the state border demarcation, as announced by Aibek Smadiyarov, the spokesperson for the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to him, the parties signed the corresponding agreement in December last year, but it came into force on July 4 after its ratification by the parliaments of both countries. The demarcation process itself lasted 19 years. In total, the parties held more than 100 rounds of negotiations, meetings and sessions of joint commissions. As a result, the border, which is 2,357 kilometers long, is marked with 1,301 border signs, and reflected in a single demarcation document of over 8,000 pages.
“In some locations, the border ran
through residential areas. During the period of demarcation, the landscape,
rivers, villages, mountains, and hills in certain areas have undergone some
changes, so this work was carried out consistently to make things clear for the
parties. It is a very painstaking process, involving both parties. Not only representatives
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and lawyers, but also geodesists,
cartographers, border guards, as well as many other agencies have been involved,”
said Smadiyarov.
As noted by the official
representative of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, the entry into force of this
treaty between the countries contributes to strengthening security, and deepening
bilateral, interregional and border cooperation. In addition, this event marks
the completion of an international legal formalization of the state border of
Kazakhstan in the south direction.
