International partners of Uzbekistan

The main foreign policy tasks of Uzbekistan in modern times are as follows:

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  consistent development of international cooperation in political, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian, scientific-technical and other spheres;
  
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  creating the most favorable foreign policy conditions for effective implementation of democratic reforms in the country and dynamic processes of modernization of society and economy;
  
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  preserving and strengthening peace and stability in Central Asia, turning the region into a zone of security and sustainable development, assisting to achievement of peace and stability in Afghanistan;
  
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  forming a balanced and multidimensional system of strategic partnership with leading states of the world and international organizations, maintaining geopolitical balance in the region, broad diversification of trade, economic, technological, transport and other relations of Uzbekistan;
  

using political, diplomatic and international legal mechanisms, including the measures of preventive diplomacy, to timely settlement of existing or emerging problems in the region; Uzbekistan supports the activities of the Human Rights Council. The country has been engaged in a regular and constructive cooperation with UN human rights bodies, especially with the Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the Human Rights Council which is today the only universal process ensuring to all states an equal and a non-discriminatory treatment when their respective human rights situations are assessed.
Uzbekistan passed through the second cycle of the UPR on April 24, 2013, which resulted in 115 recommendations adopted by the country.
In November 2014 the Government of Uzbekistan adopted a comprehensive National Plan of Action on implementation of recommendations of the second UPR and UN treaty bodies.
In the framework of our dialogue with UN special procedures we have been providing comprehensive information on various aspects of human rights according to relevant requests by special procedures mandate holders. Over the past 5 years we replied to more than 40 of such requests.
Since many years high level delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan has been attending the High-Level Segment of the Human Right Council held in February-March each year in Geneva. In March 2014 the HLS of the Council was attended by a delegation headed by H.E. Akmal Saidov, Director of the National Human Rights Center of Uzbekistan.

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  consolidating Uzbekistan’s international image as a reliable political and economic partner, enhancing the investment, tourist, cultural and historical attractiveness of the country in the international arena;
  
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  active development and use of mechanisms of bilateral and multilateral cooperation to promote attraction of direct foreign investments and high technologies to priority sectors of national economy;
  
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  promoting the formation and development of multivariate system of international transport-communication corridors which provide a reliable and stable access for Uzbekistan to global markets;
  
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  ensuring comprehensive protection of the rights and interests of citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad.