The water negotiations between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will begin in February

According to the Fars news agency reporter in Astana, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan, and Askarbek Janibykov, the Minister of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan, will discuss the country’s water supply in early February.

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The Minister of Water Resources of Kazakhstan stated: This meeting will be held in Shymkent and we intend to reach an agreement on the volume of water that Zhambil region will receive from Kyrgyzstan in March. .

Norzhigitov assured: We will look at Kazakhstan’s water reserves. According to the water resources of “Kazhydromet” for this year, we can supply water for consumption, however, we can make a definite statement in March.

He emphasized that an agreement between Kazakhstan and There is Kyrgyzstan, on the basis of which the parties undertake to carry out the annual maintenance work of hydraulic structures for water supply. Tange allocates for the technical maintenance of Kyrgyzstan’s structures that are used for water supply. The Kyrgyz side will allocate the same amount.

It should be noted that in August of last year, Bishkek stopped supplying irrigation water to Zhambil region of Kazakhstan. After that, local farmers faced many problems due to the lack of irrigation water.

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