DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, September 15. Kyrgyzstan wants to resume cooperation on the use of energy resources of the Naryn River, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov said at the 5th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia in Dushanbe, Trend reports.
“I propose to begin work on resuming and improving cooperation within the framework of the 1998 Agreement on the use of water and energy resources of the Naryn-Syr Darya rivers between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which provides for a balanced exchange of water and energy resources,” he said.
Japarov emphasized that Kyrgyzstan is open and ready for constructive and mutually beneficial cooperation on the entire range of water and energy issues.
“I also propose to create a Regional Center for the
implementation of energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies
in the Central Asian region with headquarters in Bishkek, which
would ensure the rational use of water and energy resources in our
region as a whole.
Today in Kyrgyzstan we are changing our approach to water policy
from user-based to environmental, the essence of which is to ensure
the protection of the zone of formation of water resources, the
safety of hydraulic structures and the formation of complete
information about the ecological state in the upper reaches of
rivers, as well as the creation of an economic mechanism for the
preservation of a unified ecological system and sustainable
development of the Kyrgyz Republic,” Japarov said.
According to the president, at the international level, Kyrgyzstan is promoting initiatives aimed at sustainable mountain development, preservation of glaciers and areas of water resource formation.