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International Forum participants visit Samarkand

International Forum participants visit Samarkand

Participants of the High-Level Meeting “Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Europe – Cooperation for Common Development” initiated by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, held in Tashkent, visited Samarkand on August 20.

21.08.2025

Tashkent hosts high-level meeting of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Europe

Tashkent hosts high-level meeting of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Europe

On August 18, a High-level meeting between Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Europe kicked off in Tashkent under the slogan “Cooperation for Common Development.” The forum will go on until August 20.

19.08.2025

Amitav Acharya: Central Asia Should Rely on Its Own Identity and Regional Autonomy

Amitav Acharya: Central Asia Should Rely on Its Own Identity and Regional Autonomy

Central Asia should rely on its own identity and regional autonomy. This view was expressed by renowned scholar of regionalism Amitav Acharya in his address to participants of the 8th Central Asian Expert Forum (CAEF), held in Tashkent on 14–15 August 2025.

17.08.2025
 

News of Uzbekistan

Eldor Aripov: Germany is one of the key and time-tested partners of Uzbekistan

Eldor Aripov: Germany is one of the key and time-tested partners of Uzbekistan

Tashkent hosted a conference on “Uzbekistan – Germany: New horizons of cooperation”.

30.04.2023

Eldor Aripov: “Uzbek-German partnership reaches a new level”

Eldor Aripov: “Uzbek-German partnership reaches a new level”

Tashkent hosted a conference on “Uzbekistan – Germany: New horizons of cooperation”.

30.04.2023

Address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Oliy Majlis and the People of Uzbekistan

Address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Oliy Majlis and the People of Uzbekistan

Our beloved Uzbekistan is moving towards the new era of the national development. The profound changes are taking place in all areas of our life.

21.12.2022
 

Uzbekistan and CA in the focus media

The Saudi newspaper "Arab News" about the upcoming summit "Central Asia - Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf" in Samarkand

The Saudi newspaper "Arab News" about the upcoming summit "Central Asia - Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf" in Samarkand

Saudi Arabia's leading English newspaper, “Arab News”, published a joint article by Eldor Aripov, Director of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Abdulaziz Sager, Director of the Gulf Research Center, under the title "Central Asia and the GCC: From Historical Ties to Strategic Partnership."

27.04.2025

  IGE Co-Convenes Historic “Dialogue of Declarations” in Uzbekistan to Protect and Advance Freedom of Faith

IGE Co-Convenes Historic “Dialogue of Declarations” in Uzbekistan to Protect and Advance Freedom of Faith

From May 16-20, 2022, the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) and the Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ISRS) conducted the “Dialogue of Declarations,” a groundbreaking multi-faith initiative to “protect and promote freedom of conscience or belief of everyone, everywhere.”

22.06.2022

Int’l Forum “Dialogue of Declarations” to Be Held in Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara

Int’l Forum “Dialogue of Declarations” to Be Held in Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara

On May 16-20, 2022, Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara cities will host the International Forum “Dialogue of Declarations”.

15.05.2022
 

International cooperation

New Uzbekistan’s Vision for a Modern & Developed Hub of Interconnected Regions

New Uzbekistan’s Vision for a Modern & Developed Hub of Interconnected Regions

Center for Global & Strategic Studies, (CGSS), Islamabad and Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan jointly organized an Article Writing Competition titled "New Uzbekistan - New Strategy for Development under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev”.

22.02.2022

STATEMENT by SCO Secretary-General Vladimir Norov on the situation in Afghanistan

STATEMENT by SCO Secretary-General Vladimir Norov on the situation in Afghanistan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation continues to closely monitor the developments in Afghanistan and declares the following in this regard.

23.08.2021

The Tashkent conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” signals the beginning of a new era in the history of the region

The Tashkent conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” signals the beginning of a new era in the history of the region

For two centuries, great-power competition for zones of influence and strategic dominance has disrupted millennia-old trade, cultural and scientific exchanges between Central Asia and South Asia that had contributed to their prosperity and allowed them to build some of the greatest civilizations in human history.

19.08.2021
 

Videogallery

  • On August 14-15, 2025, Tashkent hosted the VIII Central Asian Expert Forum (CAEF)  under the title “Central Asia – a common space of trust, security and sustainable development”.
    On August 14-15, 2025, Tashkent hosted the VIII Central Asian Expert Forum (CAEF) under the title “Central Asia – a common space of trust, security and sustainable development”.
  • Uzbekistan's International Conference puts regional connectivity on the agenda
    Uzbekistan's International Conference puts regional connectivity on the agenda
  • L'immense Palais Khudayar Khan de Kokand
    L'immense Palais Khudayar Khan de Kokand

Publications

THE CONCEPT

The concept of the Termez Dialogue on Connectivity between Central and South Asia

25.05.2025
WATER DIPLOMACY IN CENTRAL ASIA

April 10, 2025, Tashkent.

10.04.2025
ISRS published the first analytical journal

In December of this year, the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan published the first edition of the Journal Strategic Development and Security Issues.

27.12.2018