Binding and Non-binding Instruments in Central Asia Region

Intergovernmental Agreements of Central Asia States

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation in the Area of Environment and Rational Nature Use (Bishkek, 17 March 1998)

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazahstan, the Government of the Kirgiz Republic, the Government of the Republic of Tadjikistan and the Government the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation in the Sphere of Hydromet (Bishkek, 17 June 1999)

Agreement between the Governments of the Republics of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Parallel Operation of the Energy Systems of Central Asia (Bishkek, 17 June 1999)

Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Syrdarya Basin (Bishkek, 17 March 1998)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Joint and Complex Use Water and Energy Resources of the Naryn Syr Darya Cascade Reservoirs in 1998 (Bishkek, 17 March 1998)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Comprehensive Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Naryn Syr Darya Cascade Reservoirs in 1999 (Bishkek, 22 Mat 1999)

Protocol on inserting Amendments and Addenda in the Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Syr Darya Basin (1999)

Protocol of Experts Meeting to draft Agreement Between the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on Comprehensive Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Naryn Syr Darya Cascade Reservoirs in 1999 (Bishkek, 24-26 August 1998)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Comprehensive Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Naryn Syr Darya Cascade Reservoirs in 2000 (Bishkek, 23 May 2000)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Comprehensive Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Naryn Syr Darya Cascade Reservoirs in 2000 (Osh, 16 March 2000)

Protocol of Experts Meeeting to draft Agreement Between the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on Comprehensive Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Naryn Syr Darya Cascade Reservoirs in 2001 (Bishkek, 16 March 2001)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation in the Area of Rational Water and Energy Uses (Dushanbe, 4 February 1998)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation in the Area of Rational Water and Energy Uses in 1999 (Tashkent, 13 April 1999)

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation in the Area of Rational Water and Energy Uses in 2000 (Dushanbe, 14 January 2000)

IFAS Documents

Agreement between Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Republic of Uzbekistan on joint activities in addressing the Aral Sea and the zone around the Sea crisis, improving the environment, and enduring the social and economic development of the Aral Sea region (Kzyl-Orda, 26 March 1993)

The Regulation of IFAS (Ashgabat, 9 April 1999)

The Agreement about the status of IFAS and its organizations (Ashgabat, 9 April 1999)

Nukus Declaration of the States of Central Asia and International Organizations on the Problems of Sustainable Development of the Aral Sea Basin (Nukus, 5 September 1995)

Almaty Declaration (Almaty, 28 September 1997)

Ashgabat Declaration (Ashgabat, 9 April 1999)

Tashkent Statement of the Heads of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, 28 December 2001)

Dushanbe Declaration (Dushanbe, 6 October 2002)

Joint Statement by the Head of Founder-States of the International Fund for the Aral Sea Saving (Almaty, 28 April 2009)

Joint Communique of the Council of the Heads of the state – founders of the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea (Turkmenbashy, 24 August 2018)

Dushanbe Statement of the Heads of Founding States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (Dushanbe, 14-15 September 2023)

ICWC Documents

Statement of heads of water economy organizations of Central Asian Republics and Kazakhstan (Tashkent, 12 October 1991)

Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kirgyzstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the Field of Joint Water Resources Management and Conservation of Interstate Sources (Alma-Ata, 18 February 1992)

Statute of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (Tashkent, 5 December 1992)

Statute of the Scientific-Information Center of ICWC (SIC ICWC) (Tashkent, 19 January 1999)

Statute on SIC ICWC branches in the Aral Sea basin states (1999)

Statute of the Secretariat of ICWC (Nukus, 10 October 1993)

Statute of the Basin Water Association “Amudarya” (Ashkhabad, 6 April 1992)

Statute of the Basin Water Association “Syrdarya” (Ashkhabad, 6 April 1992)

Statute on Coordination-Metrological Center ICWC (Bishkek, 11 February 2000)

ICSD Documents

Framework Convention on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development in Central Asia (Ashkhabad, 22 November 2006)

UN Documents

Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/63/133 “Observer status for the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in the General Assembly” (2008)

Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/72/273 Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (2018)

Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/73/297 “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea” (2019)

Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/75/266 “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea” (2021)

Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/75/278 “Declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of ecological innovations and technologies” (2021)

Resolution E/ESCAP/RES/79/8 “Consideration of the modalities for the establishment of the United Nations special programme for the Aral Sea basin” (2023)

A/67/884 Twentieth anniversary of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (Annex to the letter dated 5 June 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General) (2013)

A/68/383 Programme of measures on eliminating the consequences of the drying up of the Aral Sea and averting the catastrophe of the ecological systems in the Aral Sea region (Annex to the letter dated 12 September 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General) (2013)