Uzbek leader transformed the Union of Composers of Uzbekistan into the Union of Composers and Bastakors (melodists) of Uzbekistan. The President also defined the main tasks of the union.

According to the decree, the union will pay special attention to expansion of opportunities and conditions for effective creativity of young composers, bastakors and musicologists, all performers, creation of highly artistic works in the modern spirit, and major musical works.

The activities of the union should focus on issues of active participation in the cultural and public life of the country, preservation of national and universal values, improvement of education, establishment of close cooperation with government bodies, non-state non-profit organizations, creative unions and other organizations.

The Union will also expand international cultural and musical cooperation, establish an exchange of experience with well-known foreign composers and musicologists.

The Union is entrusted to conduct concerts, festivals, creative evenings and other cultural and educational, mass events to stimulate the creativity of composers and bastakors.

The public fund Ilhom, created to support the activities of creative unions, will create great opportunities and benefits for composers, melodists and musicologists.