I welcoming remarks

Khudoiberdi Kholiknazar, Director of the Center for
Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of
Tajikistan………………………………………………..
37
Speech by Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Gurbanmuhamed
Kasymov………………………………………………..
43
Speech by Director of Kazakhstan Institute of Ethnic
Studies Burikhan Nurmuhamedov……………………
49
Cultural and Civilizational Community of Central Asian
Nations. Sherzod Abdullaev, Head of the Center for
Comprehensive International Studies at the University of
World Economy and Diplomacy…………………………….
52
III.
CURRENT
STATE 
AND 
PROSPECTS 
OF
UZBEKISTAN’S 
COOPERATION 
WITH 
CENTRAL
ASIAN COUNTRIES IN POLITICAL-DIPLOMATIC AND
TRADE-ECONOMIC SPHERES
Speech 
by 
Ambassador 
Extraordinary 
and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the
Republic of Uzbekistan Sodik Imomi…………………..
55
Speech 
by 
Ambassador 
Extraordinary 
and
Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan Shiri
58

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Shiriev…………………………………………………..
Speech 
by 
Ambassador 
Extraordinary 
and
Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic
of Uzbekistan Daniyar Sydykov……………………….
62
Speech 
by 
Ambassador 
Extraordinary 
and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the
Republic of Kazakhstan Ikrom Nazarov……………….
66
Speech 
by 
Ambassador 
Extraordinary 
and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the
Kyrgyz Republic Komiljon Rashidov………………..
71
Speech 
by 
Ambassador 
Extraordinary 
and
Plenipotentiary of
Uzbekistan to
Turkmenistan
Akmal Kuchkarov.….................................................
76
IV. UZBEKISTAN’S APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING
KEY ISSUES OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
SECURITY
On Uzbekistan’s Approaches to Addressing Fair and Rational
Use of Water Resources of Trans-Boundary Watercourses.
Boriy Alikhanov, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative
Chamber of Oliy Majlis……………………………………
79
Uzbekistan’s Approaches to the Settlement of the Afghan
Conflict, Measures and Efforts Undertaken to Promote the
Socio-Economic Reconstruction of Afghanistan. Gairat
Fazilov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan………………………………………………….. 84
Speech by Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of
the Republic of Uzbekistan on Investments Shamil
Burnashev………………………………………………
88

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Uzbekistan’s Efforts to Further Cement the Regional
Interaction, 
to 
Advance 
Trade 
and 
Economic
Cooperation. B. Achilov, Head of department at the
Ministry of Foreign Trade of the
Republic of
Uzbekistan………………………………………………
91
Transcript of the video aired at the conference “Central
Asia Is the Core Priority of Uzbekistan’s Foreign
Policy”…………………………………………………..
99
Information report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Uzbekistan on the outcomes of the
international conference “Central Asia Is the Core
Priority of Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy”………………..
103

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