The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the informal CIS summit
On December 26, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in an informal meeting of the heads of state of the CIS, held at the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in the city of St. Petersburg.
The summit was also attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
The results of interaction in the current year were summed up and priority tasks for the upcoming 2023 were discussed. There was also an exchange of views on topical issues of the regional and international agenda.
It should be noted that at present Uzbekistan is developing cooperation with partners within the CIS in three dimensions: in the field of politics and security, economic and humanitarian spheres.
The priority tasks are the formation of a full-fledged free trade zone and the strengthening of transport interconnectedness in the CIS space.
Much attention is paid to joining efforts in the implementation of national programs and strategies aimed at deepening industrial cooperation, ensuring food, energy and environmental security.
In recent years, Uzbekistan has stepped up its participation in the activities of the Commonwealth, has signed more than 40 multilateral agreements, and has also joined 23 sectoral bodies of the CIS.
In 2022, the trade turnover of Uzbekistan with the Commonwealth countries increased by a third, more than 1,000 joint ventures were created.