The agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on use of water management constructions of interstate use on Chu's rivers and Talas

of January 21, 2000

The government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the Contract on creation of common economic space between the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed in the city of Cholpon-Ata on April 30, 1994;

recognizing the social, economic and ecological value of water resources;

attaching importance to mutually beneficial cooperation in use of water resources and to ensuring reliability and safety of operation of water management constructions of interstate use;

having general desire to find the most committed and fair solution in effective use of water management constructions according to the universally recognized norms of international law in the field of water resources;

proceeding from the principles of neighborliness, equality, mutual assistance;

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties are recognized that use of water resources, operation and maintenance of water management constructions of interstate use shall aim at achievement of mutual advantage on fair and reasonable basis.

Article 2

The parties carry the following water management constructions which are in property of the Kyrgyz Republic to water management constructions of interstate use:

Orto-Tokoysky water storage basin on Chu's river;

bypass Chuya steel concrete canals on Chu's river from Bystrovsky hydroelectric power station to the city of Tokmok;

The western and East Big Chuya channels with constructions;

The Chumyshsky water-engineering system on Chu's river;

The Kirov water storage basin on the Talas River.

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