ALMATY -- Connectivity is all the rage in Central Asia as the presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet on Monday to sign off on a deal to demarcate their borders, allowing the leaders to focus on cooperating in several areas.
A border agreement involving the fertile Fergana Valley to be formalized

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev meet in Khujand, Tajikistan, on March 31 with an eye on expanding regional trade. (Photos by Reuters)
ALMATY -- Connectivity is all the rage in Central Asia as the presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet on Monday to sign off on a deal to demarcate their borders, allowing the leaders to focus on cooperating in several areas.