Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a Central Asian nation and former Soviet republic. It's known for its mosques, mausoleums and other
sites linked to the Silk Road, the ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean. Samarkand, a major
city on the route, contains a landmark of Islamic architecture: the Registan, a plaza bordered by 3 ornate, mosaic-
covered religious schools dating to the 15th and 17th centuries. ― Google

Capital: Tashkent

President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Currency: Uzbekistani soʻm

Continent: Asia

Population: 33,469,203 people

Uzbekistan’s political system: Overview

 Uzbekistan’s politics function in the structure of a presidential republic; the President of Uzbekistan serves as both
head of state and head of government.

 The government exercises executive power; legislative power is vested in both the government and the two
parliament chambers: the Legislative Chamber and Senate.

 Positions in the Uzbek government are mostly reliant on clan membership and politics, instead of on party
membership.

 The movement to economic improvement in Uzbekistan has not been in line with movement to political
improvement; instead, the government of Uzbekistan has increased its hold since independence (25 December
1991), increasingly attacking opposition groups.

 Whereas the names have changed, the institutes of government are still similar to those that existed before the
Soviet Union fell.

 The government has defended its control of public assembly, opposition parties, and the media by highlighting the
need for stability and a steady measure to change in the transitional period, citing the conflict and chaos in the other
ex-Soviet states (most realistically, neighboring Tajikistan); this measure has found credibility among a large share
of the Uzbek population, but such a position may, in the long run, not be sustainable.

 In spite of the trappings of institutional reform, the early years of independence saw more resistance than
tolerance of the institutional reforms needed for democratic change to begin

. Whatever initial movement toward democracy existed in Uzbekistan in its first days of independence appears to
have been overcome by the inertia of the remaining Soviet-like strong centralized leadership.

Uzbekistan‟s political system: Government

 Capital (and largest city): Tashkent

 Official languages: Uzbek

 Recognized regional languages: Karakalpak

 Demonym: Uzbek Government: Unitary presidential state

 President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

 Legislature: Supreme Assembly Upper house: Senate

 Lower house: Legislative Chamber

Foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan is based on the Constitution, laws «On the Concept of
Foreign Policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan» and «On International Treaties», and other normative legal
acts of the state, on the statements and speeches of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and
international conventions and treaties signed by the country.
Since the first days of its Independence Uzbekistan has been conducting comprehensively balanced
foreign policy which is based on national interests and has gained a broad recognition by the world
community, consolidated the authority of the country in the international arena, its role and significance in
regional and international affairs.
Modern foreign policy of Uzbekistan is shaped taking into consideration the dynamically changing
international political realities of the XXI century which demand implementation of an active, initiative and
pragmatic foreign policy course, timely and adequate response to emerging challenges.
The main goals of the foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan are further strengthening of
independence and sovereignty of the state, increasing the role and place of the country in international
politics, creation of the most favorable conditions for ensuring national and regional security, sustainable
and dynamic development of the national economy, continuing the progressive movement towards
building an open democratic state, joining the ranks of developed states of the world.
Uzbekistan remains committed to the following fundamental foreign policy principles:
 carrying out an open, pragmatic and balanced foreign policy based on national interests;
 development of equal and mutually beneficial relations with other countries based on the
universally recognized international norms and principles of respect for sovereignty, territorial
integrity and non-interference into internal affairs, peaceful settlement of disputes, non-use of force
or threat to use force.
In accordance with its Foreign Policy Concept, the Republic of Uzbekistan reserves a right to enter into
alliances, join commonwealths and other interstate formations, as well as to leave them guided by
supreme interests of the state, people, their well-being and security, priority directions of modernization of
the country, existing national legislation and international obligations.
Uzbekistan conducts peaceful policy and does not participate in military-political blocs and reserves a right
to leave any interstate formation in case of its transformation into a military-political bloc.
The Republic of Uzbekistan takes political, economic and other measures to prevent its involvement in
military conflicts and hotbeds of tensions in neighboring states and also shall not allow deployment of
foreign military bases and facilities on its own territory.
In accordance with the Constitution, the Law «On defense» and the Military Doctrine, the Armed Forces of
the Republic of Uzbekistan are created exclusively for protection of the state sovereignty and territorial
integrity of the country, peaceful life and security of its population and do not participate in peacemaking
operations abroad.
The main foreign policy tasks of Uzbekistan in modern times are as follows:
 consistent development of international cooperation in political, trade-economic, cultural-
humanitarian, scientific-technical and other spheres;
 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;
 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;
  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;
 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;
 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;
 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;
 ensuring comprehensive protection of the rights and interests of citizens and legal entities of the
Republic of Uzbekistan abroad.

United Nations Treaty Bodies

Uzbekistan is a State Party to the following key international human rights instruments:
 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (28 September 1995);
 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights concerning individual
complaints procedures (28 September 1995);
 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming to the
abolition of the death penalty (23 December 2008);
 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (28 September 1995);
 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (28
September 1995);
 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (28 September
1995);
 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (19 July 1995);
 Convention on the Rights of the Child (29 June 1994);
 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in
armed conflict (23 December 2008)
 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child
prostitution and child pornography (23 December 2008).
In 2009 Uzbekistan signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities the ratification
process of which is underway.

Reference:

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http://uzbekistan-geneva.ch/cooperation-with-international-organisations-93.html