Central Asia remains as a main foreign policy priority of Uzbekistan – Bakhtiyor Ibragimov
03/10/2018 18:49
Central Asia remains as a main foreign policy priority of Uzbekistan – Bakhtiyor Ibragimov
03/10/2018 18:49
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Central Asia remains as a main foreign policy priority of Uzbekistan, Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Bakhtiyor Ibragimov said in his speech at the General Debates of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.
The Uzbek diplomat said that today the situation in this region differs from the one we had not long ago. Thanks to joint efforts of the countries of the region, within a short period of time in Central Asia we’ve created a fundamentally new political atmosphere, raised the level of political trust, strengthened traditionally friendly and good neighborly relations among ourselves.
“The important outcome of all of this work is the significant progress in resolving such acute issues as demarcation of borders, management of the water resources, and joint use of transport communications. One should note that these very issues have not only remained unresolved for an extended period of time but were also sources of regional tension,” Ibragimov stressed.
He said that the agreements with neighboring countries allowed to open dozens of checkpoints on the borders of Uzbekistan and liberalized the visa regime. Uzbekistan’s trade turnover with the states of the region increased by 20% in 2017, and by 50% - during the first six months of the current year.
“In the near future, at the initiative of Uzbekistan, we are planning to convene a Regional Economic Forum, which should serve as a permanently functioning platform for representatives of business-community to discuss regional projects in the field of trade-economic, investment and innovative cooperation,” the diplomat said.
“The first Consultative meeting of the Heads of State of the Central Asian countries held last March in Astana, became the bright symbol of a new era of regional cooperation. The next forum will take place in March, 2019 in Tashkent,” Bakhtiyor Ibragimov underlined.
“Most importantly – we are now more convinced that we are united not only by our one past, but by our common future. The high level of regional interaction in Central Asia receives broad international support. In this regard, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to all our partners and friends who have recently rendered assistance in the preparation and adoption of a historically important resolution of the UN General Assembly entitled “Strengthening regional and international cooperation in ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development in the Central Asian region”, he stressed.
“No doubt that this UN document acknowledges the formation of Central Asia as a single consolidated region, the countries of which (and I would like to put special emphasis on this) are capable by joint efforts to solve common regional problems, to ensure prosperity, well-being and worthy future for their population of 70 million,” Bakhtiyor Ibragimov added.
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