Aral Sea Bank's restoration projects, especially in the North Aral, were giving rise to some unexpected, tentative relief in what had been an extremely pessimistic picture. The future of the Aral Sea and the responsibility for its survival are now in the hands of the five countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. In 1994, they adopted the Aral Sea Basin Programmme. The Programme's four objectives are: The first phase of the plan effectively began with the first involvement from the World Bank in 1992, and was in operation until 1997. It was ineffectual for a number of reasons, but mainly because
Uzbekistan national football team "Turonliklar / Туронликлар"; Russian "Туранцы / Turantsi"), because the current country of Uzbekistan is located in the center of this ancient region Turan, and all the ancient and major cities of this region are located in this country, and therefore Uzbekistan is considered by some to be the successor of the Turan. The main rivals of the Uzbekistan national football team are the Central Asian countries, especially the national teams of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. Matches between Central Asian countries have always aroused great interest among Central Asian fans. Football is one of the instruments of rivalry between the