One of the most important issues after the independence of the countries of Turkish World of Central Asia was how to maintain hydropower dams in the upstream and the irrigation system in the downstream which were remainders of the USSR era. [...] The Eurasian Development Bank recognizes the problems of the water and energy sectors and is studying the possibility of participating in hydro energy projects in Central Asia that address the conflicting needs of the river states and advance integration in the region. [...] The easiest way to rule the countries in the region is to exploit the diversity of the ethnic structure in these states and take advantage of disputes which are of vital importance peculiar to the region. [...] That removal of the water problem which is one of the prime mover elements of the conflict will amount to elimination of the most effective mechanisms of the ticking time bomb counts very important for the stability of the region. [...] Therefore, to the strategy of the 20th century of seizing control of the lines of oil was added in the 21st century the strategy of seizing control of water resources.
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