According to him, approximately 2,500 residents of these villages, previously located in Uzbekistan’s Fergana region, are ethnic Kyrgyz and will now receive citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.

It is noted that the Kyrgyz side transferred land plots of equal size in the border area to Uzbekistan in exchange.

In addition, the two countries exchanged equivalent land plots with a total area of 236 hectares for the construction of a road connecting the villages of Sai and Tayan.

The new road will allow residents of Batken region to travel from Aidarken to Batken much faster, reducing the distance to 55 kilometers instead of the current 225-kilometer detour.

The Foreign Ministers of the two countries signed an agreement on specific sections of the Kyrgyz—Uzbek state border in November 2022. In January 2023, during the state visit of Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Bishkek, the presidents of both countries exchanged instruments of ratification.