On May 20 the CPS experts participated at the scientific-practical conference entitled “The foreign policy initiatives of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the sphere of ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan”, organized by the Committee for External Affairs of the Senate of Oliy Majlis and the Committee for International Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED).
The conference was attended by senators and deputies, representatives of national ministries, departments and research institutes, teachers and students of the UWED. The conference participants noted that one of the most pressing issues of our time, the main problem of security and stability in Central Asia continues to be the situation in Afghanistan. Despite the multibillion-dollar cost of the international community, long-time military efforts of the anti-terrorist coalition, the situation here continues to worse. This results in conservation of sources of transnational threats to peace and stability in Central Asia. The Afghan problem is a fundamental obstacle for the expansion of regional cooperation, implementation of major international projects aimed at sustainable development of the region and its involvement in the world economy. Delegates noted the importance of Uzbekistan’s efforts to assist in socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan, as well as development of its infrastructure. Experts of the roundtable stressed that in modern conditions the decisive factor in solving the Afghan problem is the consistent implementation of the policy initiative of President Islam Karimov to deepen international cooperation in the framework of the “6+3”contact group.
