KAZAKH-UZBEK RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL SECURITY

• Main Authors: Seilbek S. Asanov, Malik A. Augan, Yermek S. Chukubayev
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UNISCI 2017-12-01
• Series: Revista UNISCI
• Subjects: State border; Kazakh-Uzbek relations; Security; Integration projects; Central Asia; International relations
• Online Access: http://www.unisci.es/kazakh-uzbek-relations-in-the-context-of-regional-security/

The relevance of the study rests on the fact that the definition of the state border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is a serious problem for many reasons. The Central Asian region acts as a kind of buffer that protects the southern borders of CIS, and the weakening of this sector may jeopardize the stability of the present situation. In this regard, this article tries to identify ways of cooperation and how to strengthen the Kazakh-Uzbek relations that are the basis of stability in Central Asia. The article explains the existing cooperation in foreign policy between the two key republics of Central Asia. It seems advisable that the two largest States in the region – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan – intensify their joint efforts to implement a number of integration projects in Central Asia in order to achieve the stability of bilateral and multilateral relations.