President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on 18−19 July. Negotiations with president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and a number of joint events are planned.
Uzbekistan has sent 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, which recently suffered from mudflows. The aid includes food, construction materials and basic necessities.
President of Uzbekistan encouraged foreign investors to participate in projects for the joint construction of hydroelectric power plants in neighboring Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan and Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railroads.
Governments of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan are set to establish a joint company for the construction of the Kambarata Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP-1) along the Naryn river. Upon completion of the project, ownership of the plant’s shares and assets will be transferred to Kyrgyzstan.
Four Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan expect to hold large-scale joint military exercises on the territory of Kazakhstan in July.
China replaced Russia as Uzbekistan’s primary trading partner in 2023. Trade with both countries increased, with growing imports to Uzbekistan and decreasing exports. At the same time, trade with neighboring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan declined.
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan intend to open three more checkpoints on the border. A video has surfaced online, allegedly showing the Uzbek side demolishing a wall at the Bek-Abad-Khanabad crossing, which was mothballed in 2010. The Karasu and Kara-Bagysh checkpoints are also expected to open.
Ulugbek Rozukulov, head of Uzavtosanoat, and Akylbek Japarov, chairman of the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers, launched the construction of the Altyn Tulpar Unaa Kurulush passenger car and commercial vehicle assembly plant in Chui region.
A working group from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy visited the Kadamjay district of Kyrgyzstan to commence restoration work on the North Sokh underground gas storage facility.
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