The 35th meeting of the Chu-Talas Water Commission (CTWC) took place in Astana on 24–25 April 2025, bringing together delegations from the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic. The meeting was supported by the joint German/Swiss Regional Programme, ‘Climate-sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia’.
The meeting covered important topics such as water allocation. The parties reached an agreement on the volume of water to be allocated to the Chu and Talas rivers for the upcoming growing season. Infrastructure was another topic of discussion, with the results of repair and rehabilitation works for 2025 being reviewed. These included the Kirov reservoir, the Chumysh hydroscheme and increased funding for ongoing maintenance works. The successful rehabilitation of the Zhasorken hydrological post on the Talas River was also discussed.
