Hungarian Too
The Ungar-Too (also: Ungar-Tepe ) is a mountain in the Kyrgyz - Uzbek border area, which is always the cause of tension between the two countries.
Development
There is an important relay station on the mountain , which is of great importance for Kyrgyz telecommunications service providers . Overall, the development of the Ungar-Toos is limited to six antenna masts and a few smaller buildings.
Conflicts
As a result of the Soviet demarcation in Central Asia , which hardly corresponds to ethical and cultural borders, there are border disputes in many places in the region. These keep causing tension between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, most recently in 2016 a conflict sparked, among other things, over the question of who the Hungarian Toos belonged to.
On August 22, 2016, seven Uzbek security forces landed on the mountain in a helicopter after tensions had developed between the two neighbors due to another territorial issue at the Ortotokoi Dam . During the Uzbek operation, four Kyrgyz workers who were working at the relay station were provisionally arrested. They were charged with staying illegally on Uzbek territory. The Kyrgyz authorities demanded the immediate release of the prisoners and the evacuation of the mountain. Uzbekistan, on the other hand, insisted that the mountain belonged to Uzbek territory, which is also evident from a 2006 agreement made during the tenure of former Kyrgyz President Bakiyev . The then Kyrgyz President Atambayev pointed out that the agreements were concluded under non-transparent conditions and without the approval of parliament.
The Uzbek presence on the mountain remained for the time being and was increased to 20 people at the beginning of September 2016. The occupation of the Ungar-Toos was also used as leverage in other acute issues, but bilateral negotiations initially remained fruitless. The four Kyrgyz workers were held in a police station in Yangiqoʻrgʻon . The diplomatic efforts eventually led to the release of the prisoners and the evacuation of the mountain on September 18th.
In the months to come, the two countries came closer together and a Kyrgyz diplomatic delegation visited Uzbekistan for the first time in several years. In July 2018, an agreement between the states was concluded that clarified some border issues, but the Hungarian Too was not mentioned in it, so that its status remains unclear.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ungar-Too Mountain history: Disputed area was recognized as belonging to Uzbekistan 10 years ago during Bakiev's tenure. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Uzbekistan declares disputed mountain in southern Kyrgyzstan as its territory. Retrieved on August 16, 2019 .
- ↑ CIS DEFENSE KYRGYZ PEOPLE CLASHED WITH UZBEKS ON THE UNGAR-TOO MOUNTAIN. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Bishkek Seeks Release Of Citizens Amid Uzbek Border Tensions. Retrieved on August 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Normalization Process Between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan | THEAsiaN. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
- ^ The editors: Improvements in the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border conflict? In: Novastan German. October 20, 2016, accessed on August 16, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Ungar-Too Mountain not on list of defined border sections between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .