Tension Over Water Resources in Central Asia
Lesson Brief
BBC Russian
The mountain border area between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan has recently been the site of heightened tensions. The main source of the conflict has been a dispute over a water reservoir which has been disputed between the two countries. Water disputes are nothing new in Central Asia and diminishing resources have only heightened the likelihood of further conflict.
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- pond, basin
- водоем
- melting
- таяние
- television tower
- телевышка
- to make an effort, strive
- прилагать, приложить усилия
- Tashkent (Capital of Uzbekistan)
- Ташкент
- border service
- погранслужба
- discharge, detente
- разрядка
- to avoide
- избегать, избежать
- landing, descent
- десант
- Bishkek (Capital of Kyrgyzstan)
- Бишкек