A MoM was signed during a regular trilateral meeting among the energy and water resources ministries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as the nations agreed on the modes of operation of energy facilities and the procedure of water allocations from the Syrdarya River basin for the upcoming vegetation period, the Kazinform reported.
The document is of great importance to the three nations’ cooperation aimed for a balanced use of water resources and stable operation of energy systems in Central Asia.
The parties also exchanged views on the ongoing consultations focused on the long-term strategic projects. They stated that discussions had been ongoing over Kambarata-1 dam project by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and that work is underway on the project for the Caspian Energy Corridor, involving Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
