At
http://www.vb.kg/2003/03/14/panorama/2.html basically the same
news item, but with one extra detail: the road to be opened runs from
Barak (KG) via Birljakan (UZ) to Ak-Ta (KG). I haven't been able to
locate Birljakan yet, though...
Peter S.
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> http://www.akipress.org/datanew.php?tab=news&numb=5404 :
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> Problem of Kyrgyz enclave in Uzbekistan solved
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> During a session of the intergovernmental committee on delimitation
> of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border in Takent, a protocol was signed on the
> execution of the intergovernmental agreement of July 2, 2000,
> ensuring free travel to Kyrgyztan for the inhabitants of the
enclave
> Barak, situated in Uzbek territory. This was reported March 13 to
> Radio "Azattyk" by the representative of Kyrgyzstan to the Eurasian
> economic community Bazarbaj Mambetov, who is heading the Kyrgyz
> delegation. According to him, the Uzbek authorities have already,
in
> compliance with the protocol, ordered the local authorities in the
> border area to open up the road to the enclave.
> Uzbekistan closed the road to the Kyrgyz village Barak in January
> 2002, and in January 2003 it dismantled the bridge over the river
> achrichansaj in Kara-Suu rayon, on the boundary of the two
> countries. Bazarbaj Mambetov also said that the participants of the
> Takent meeting will today finish a draft agreement on the
> establishment of joint boundary crossing points. The talks will end
> on friday.
> AKIpress, March 14, 2003, 11:17:56
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> Peter S.