Shavkat Mirziyoyev and António Guterres. Photo: Presidential Press Service of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and the United Nations are currently implementing 160 joint programs and projects. This figure was announced during a meeting between the President of the Central Asian republic, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, held in Turkmenbashi on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries.
The two sides also emphasized that, in recent years, 13 UN General Assembly resolutions have been adopted at Uzbekistan’s initiative.
Mirziyoyev and Guterres discussed current issues of cooperation, including the practical implementation of agreements reached during the UN chief’s visit to Uzbekistan in July of last year.
It was noted that in the current year, the heads of key UN agencies—including UN-Habitat and UNICEF—visited Uzbekistan. In addition, a country office of UN Women was opened in Tashkent, and a joint Forum on Public Service was held.
Preparations are now underway for the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, to be hosted in Samarkand.
Uzbekistan has been ranked among the top five most progressive countries in the Global Sustainable Development Goals Index. In this regard, a new five-year cooperation program with the UN is expected to be signed, focusing on the achievement of the SDGs.
Mirziyoyev and Guterres also discussed deepening regional integration in Central Asia and involving Afghanistan in regional partnership processes.
The President of Uzbekistan expressed his support for the UN Secretary-General’s initiatives aimed at ensuring international peace and stability, as well as for the reform of the UN and its core institutions to better adapt them to current global realities.
Following the talks, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening practical cooperation and expanding joint programs and projects.
On the sidelines of the UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Mirziyoyev also met with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, and took part in trilateral talks with the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council) of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Ali Asadov.
