Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun the organizational and technical procedures for the official transfer of the villages of Chon-Gara and Tash-Dobo, formerly part of Uzbekistan’s Fergana region, the Office of Presidential Representative in Batken region reported. The work is being carried out under agreements on the demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border and the exchange of land plots. The majority of residents of Chon-Gara and Tash-Dobo are ethnic Kyrgyz. Once the registration process is completed, the procedure for granting Kyrgyz citizenship to residents will begin in accordance with national legislation. In exchange for the two villages, Kyrgyzstan will transfer to Uzbekistan a state border land plot of equivalent size.