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President signs law on joint management of Kempir-Abad with Uzbekistan

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed the law on ratification of the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the joint management of water resources of Kempir-Abad (Andijan) reservoir, signed on November 3, 2022 in Bishkek.

The document proposes to ratify the agreement between the two countries on the joint management of water resources of Kempir-Abad (Andijan) reservoir, signed on November 3 in Bishkek.

«The agreement was prepared in accordance with the Agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan on certain sections of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border. Its goal is to manage the water resources of the reservoir by a joint commission,» the presidential press service said in a statement.

The Committee for protection of Kempir-Abad reservoir was created on October 22. It includes activists, politicians and MPs.

On the same day, in an interview with Kabar news agency, President Sadyr Japarov said: the authorities have information who was behind the rallies and marches on Kempir-Abad issue.

Mass arrests began on October 23. Authorities placed 26 people in jail on charges of preparing for riots.

A number of international human rights organizations such as the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), Freedom Now and others issued a statement calling for the immediate release of politicians and activists arrested in Kyrgyzstan.

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