Two state bodies affiliated to the governments of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have established the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Expert Council.
The Council, an initiative between the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan and the National Institute for Strategic Initiatives under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, was designed to support the high-level dialogue between the two countries.
The Council will pay particular attention to developing industrial, technological, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
It will also focus on promoting the initiatives of the heads of the two states, including the planned construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and water and energy cooperation in the context of joint construction of the Kambarata hydropower plant (HPP)-1 in Kyrgyzstan. These initiatives will have a multiplier effect on developing the economies of all countries in the region.
