NEW UZBEKISTAN’S DIPLOMACY: ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE STEPS (Reflections on the active, pragmatic and open foreign policy of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2024)

2024: A Look at Uzbekistan's New Foreign Policy

Taking into account the unparalleled and rapid changes occurring in our country's life, as well as the increasingly beautiful and prosperous appearance of our cities and villages, we have every reason to declare that 2024 was a highly productive, fruitful, and blessed year in all respects.

External labor migration as one of the key sources of economic development of Uzbekistan

According to the International Organization for Migration, there are currently 281 million international migrants in the world, with the number of displaced persons reaching 117 million.

In this regard, ensuring safe and legal migration processes in the context of globalization is a multifaceted task, including for the Republic of Uzbekistan, which requires a deep analysis of various influencing factors and their consequences.

ADVOCACY IN UZBEKISTAN BECOMING THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTITUTION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM

In recent years, the Republic of Uzbekistan has implemented large-scale reforms to enhance the role and significance of the legal profession as one of the effective institutions for ensuring the protection of human rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests. In particular, measures have been taken to ensure the independence of the legal profession and lawyers, organize work based on the principle of adversarial proceedings at all stages of legal proceedings, and create the necessary legislative framework for lawyers to carry out their professional activities.

The support of UN member states for Uzbekistan's initiatives is the result of systemic reforms in the country

The Republic of Uzbekistan has demonstrated significant success in the international arena, strengthening its active participation in the United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies. In 2024, the country achieved a number of key milestones that underline its commitment to universal principles and standards in the areas of human rights, socio-economic development, labor, and global cooperation.

How the media of New Uzbekistan promote national content

Today, amid globalization, not only is the number of geopolitical contradictions, armed conflicts, and international disputes increasing, but also the number of informational attacks. As a result, information has become a powerful tool in the modern world. One could even argue that it can be more dangerous than nuclear weapons. Informational attacks aim to subjugate the mind and heart of a person, to destroy their moral foundations, and to sever ties with national traditions and values, and these attacks have an insidious nature. Therefore, it is critically important to develop a national immunity to information and to create competitive national content in the information space. This has become an urgent necessity and a requirement of our time. Consequently, this issue been actively discussed in the national media environment, where different opinions are expressed.

Even in the face of a complex historical legacy New Uzbekistan is striving for a more equitable and transparent system

After gaining independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has long retained elements of the centralized system of governance characteristic of post-Soviet countries. However, since 2016, a new stage of development has begun in the country, marked by the implementation of structural reforms aimed at democratizing society, reducing corruption and improving conditions for civic participation.

Uzbekistan: the path to the upper-middle-income group

According to the latest World Bank estimates, 52 countries currently fall into the upper-middle-income category. Over the last 25 years, the methodological parameters for measuring and setting thresholds of prosperity have undergone significant changes.

During 2017-2023, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade increased 2.4 times

Uzbekistan is implementing measures aimed at liberalizing the economy and enhancing the competitiveness of export-oriented sectors. Within the framework of the "Uzbekistan-2030" Strategy, particular attention is paid to improving the country’s foreign economic activities and expanding international cooperation.