Kazakhstan to open all checkpoints on border with Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - Kazakhstan is preparing to open all road checkpoints on the border with Kyrgyzstan after improved epidemiological situation, Kazakh government agencies said.
Only two checkpoints are working right now - Ak-Tilek (Karasu) Chuy region and Chon-Kapka (Aisha-Bibi) in Talas region.
From today the Sypatay Batyr checkpoint (Chaldovar) starts working, which will allow significantly "unload" the checkpoints and accelerate the time of passage of trucks across the border, the statement said.
Kazakhstan reminded that the decision to close the checkpoints was taken to prevent the coronavirus spread.
Kazakhstan has closed 20 checkpoints along the entire perimeter of its state borders to stop the spread of the virus, the Trade and Integration Ministry said.
5 of 7 checkpoints on the border with Kyrgyzstan have been suspended.