Uzbekistan, UN Strengthen Collaboration Across Key Global Agendas

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
KENT, Uzbekistan, August 5. On the sidelines of
the UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, President of
the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with UN
Secretary-General António Guterres, Trend reports.

The two leaders discussed pressing issues of global and regional
development, including preparations for the upcoming 80th
anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In this context, President Mirziyoyev expressed Uzbekistan’s
strong support for the Secretary-General’s initiatives aimed at
promoting international peace and stability, as well as his efforts
to reform the UN and its core institutions to better align them
with modern global realities.

Special attention was paid to the continued expansion of
comprehensive cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United
Nations, as well as to the practical implementation of agreements
reached during Mr. Guterres’s official visit to Uzbekistan in July
of last year.

It was noted with satisfaction that 160 joint programs and
projects between Uzbekistan and various UN agencies are currently
being successfully implemented.

In recent years, a total of 13 resolutions have been promulgated
by the UN General Assembly, all stemming from initiatives put forth
by Uzbekistan.

In the current calendar year, Uzbekistan has facilitated the
convening of high-level delegations from multiple pivotal UN
entities and organizations, encompassing UN-Habitat and UNICEF.
Furthermore, a UN Women national office has been inaugurated in
Tashkent.

A collaborative Public Service Forum was convened, and proactive
measures are currently being implemented in anticipation of the
43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, scheduled to occur
in the historically significant city of Samarkand.

Uzbekistan was also recognized among the top five most
progressive countries in the Global Sustainable Development Goals
Index, and the signing of a new five-year cooperation framework
with the UN is expected in the context of advancing the SDGs.

The two sides also discussed the deepening of regional
integration in Central Asia, as well as the involvement of
Afghanistan in broader regional cooperation processes.

At the conclusion of the meeting, both parties reaffirmed their
mutual commitment to strengthening practical cooperation and
expanding joint programs and projects in key areas of shared
interest.

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