On the eve of the high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, the handover of the necessary documents for the registration and publication of the Treaty between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Demarcation of the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan State Border in the UN Secretariat took place in accordance with Article 102 of the UN Charter, El.kz cites MFA.
The Treaty was signed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 22 December 2022, during the state visit of Kazakhstan’s President to Tashkent and entered into force on 4 July 2023.
This document is the result of many years of joint work for the international legal formalization of the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan state border.
During their meeting which took place on 25 September 2024 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the heads of the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan noted that the registration of the Treaty on the Demarcation of the State Border in the UN Secretariat is an unprecedented experience for countries of the Central Asian region in regards to documents of this nature.
The historical significance of the Treaty was underlined, and it was noted that this event is yet another confirmation of the two countries’ commitment to the principles of good neighborliness and eternal friendship, to the spirit of allied relations, as well as their readiness for mutually beneficial cooperation for the sake of shared prosperity, and also contributes to the further strengthening of security and stability in Central Asia.