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Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan relations
![Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-28-131213.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan
By Colleen Wood
Ownership of four lakeside resorts built during the Soviet period is another facet of water diplomacy in Central Asia.
![Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-26-182514.jpg)
Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met Mirziyoyev at the airport, welcoming him for a much anticipated state visit.
![What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters? What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-30-151017.jpg)
What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters?
By Catherine Putz
It seems the Kyrgyz authorities are set on prosecuting the politicians and activists who stridently opposed the border deal with Uzbekistan, accusing them of coup-plotting.
![Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-30-151017.jpg)
Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law
By Catherine Putz
They did so separately, however, given how contentious the agreement on the Kempir-Abad reservoir is in Kyrgyzstan.
![Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-03-133933.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements
By Catherine Putz
Despite domestic opposition in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek and Tashkent are moving ahead with their agreements on the Kempir-Abad reservoir.
![Opposition to Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Deal Swept Up in Mass Arrest Opposition to Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Deal Swept Up in Mass Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
Opposition to Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Deal Swept Up in Mass Arrest
By Catherine Putz
At least 20 activists and political figures opposed to the deal have been detained in Kyrgyzstan.
![Final Hurdles to Settling the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border: Local Opposition Final Hurdles to Settling the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border: Local Opposition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-6.jpg)
Final Hurdles to Settling the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border: Local Opposition
By Catherine Putz
Outside the Kyrgyz president's recent meeting with residents in Uzgen, villagers reportedly held signs reading “It is better to give life than land!”
![Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-6.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border
By Catherine Putz
Settling a border is not an easy task, but Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan seem to be entering the final phases of doing so.
![Border Issue Tops Agenda in Kyrgyz State Visit to Uzbekistan Border Issue Tops Agenda in Kyrgyz State Visit to Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-8.jpg)
Border Issue Tops Agenda in Kyrgyz State Visit to Uzbekistan
By Umida Hashimova
In the Kyrgyz president’s first state visit to Uzbekistan earlier this month, border issues topped the agenda.
![Kyrgyz President Japarov Touches Down in Tashkent Kyrgyz President Japarov Touches Down in Tashkent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-8.jpg)
Kyrgyz President Japarov Touches Down in Tashkent
By Catherine Putz
Following recent visits to Russia and Kazakhstan, new Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is in Uzbekistan for a state visit.
![Abdullaev Extradited to Uzbekistan Then Released, Investigation Pending Abdullaev Extradited to Uzbekistan Then Released, Investigation Pending](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-07_16-10-09.jpg)
Abdullaev Extradited to Uzbekistan Then Released, Investigation Pending
By Catherine Putz
The specifics of the charges against 47-year old Uzbek journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev remain unclear, but the case is drawing significant attention.
![Uzbek Journalist Detained in Kyrgyzstan at Tashkent’s Request Uzbek Journalist Detained in Kyrgyzstan at Tashkent’s Request](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-img_0722.jpg)
Uzbek Journalist Detained in Kyrgyzstan at Tashkent’s Request
By Catherine Putz
In 2018, Bobomurod Abdullaev walked out of jail in Uzbekistan after a surprising conclusion to a case levied against him by the state. New charges could mark a step backward.
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