Agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on cooperation on water management questions

of January 16, 1996

The Republic of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties

being guided by the relations of friendship and neighborliness, confirming need of joint use of resources of the interstate rivers and other water sources, refusal of application of economic and other methods of pressure for the solution of water questions,

recognizing mutually coherence of water problems and responsibility for rational use of water resources,

attaching exclusive significance for the purpose of increase in water inflow to the Aral Sea,

realizing need of respect of mutual interests and settlement of water management questions conciliatory means,

aiming at further development and strengthening of the relations of neighborliness and cooperation,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties are recognized that the lands provided by Turkmenistan to the Republic of Uzbekistan under water management objects are its exclusive property.

Article 2

The parties are recognized, all water management objects and the organizations of the Qarshi and Amu-Bukharsky channels, the Tuyamuyunsky water storage basin located in the territory of Turkmenistan are property of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 3

The parties agreed that lands for the Qarshi, Amu-Bukharsky channels, the Tuyamuyunsky gidrouzel and actually used other water management objects and interstate water systems are provided on the terms of paid use.

The procedure and payment terms are determined on the basis of the Agreement between the governments of the Parties which is integral part of this agreement.

Article 4

The parties will make necessary efforts on ensuring normal operation of the interstate water management objects located in their territories.

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