Kommersant-Vlast, 'Vys Rossiya Armia', 2005 In March 2008, Kyrgyz newspapers reported that 866 hectares around the Karabulan Peninsula on the lake would be leased for an indefinite period to the Russian Navy, which is planning to establish new naval testing facilities as part of the 2007 bilateral Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation, Mutual Help, and Protection of Secret Materials.