Tag: Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Looks To Rent Russian Farmland To Quell Wheat Shortage (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

As one of the top wheat importers in the world, Uzbekistan might have found an answer to some of its agricultural shortages by renting...

Estimated 2,000 Imprisoned In Uzbekistan For Practicing Religious Beliefs, U.S. Report Finds (RFE RL)

An estimated 2,000 people remain imprisoned in Uzbekistan for peacefully practicing their religious beliefs, a new report by the United States Commission on International...

Uzbekistan on the Path Towards Openness and Change (Yuri Vasilyev, Valdai Discussion Club)

A lot depends on how clearly peaceful interaction in Central Asia and around it will be re-established, in a way that’s acceptable for all parties, writes Yuri Vasilyev, Special correspondent for the...

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Kamilov (US Department of State)

READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Tashkent with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister...

Is Uzbekistan on the Verge of Rejoining the CSTO? (Fozil Mashrab, The Jamestown Foundation)

On September 20, Tashkent hosted a conference on the topic “Russia and Uzbekistan facing the challenges of development and security at a new historical...

The Taliban Takeover of Kabul and Implications for the India-Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Transit Corridor (Vali Kaleji, The Jamestown Foundation)

The port of Chabahar—located on the Makran coast of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province, near to the Gulf of Oman and at the mouth...

Uzbekistan/Afghanistan. Though Wary of Border Instability, Uzbekistan Ready to Handle Any Outcomes in Afghanistan (Umida Hashimova, The Jamestown Foundation)

Tashkent continues to warily watch the developments on the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan border. The Taliban had swept through the northern parts of Afghanistan in June to...

Uzbekistan/Afghans. Uzbekistan Should Do More to Help Afghans (Mihra Rittmann, Hugh Williamson, HRW)

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, its northern neighbor, Uzbekistan, has helped Western powers evacuate thousands of at-risk Afghans by allowing planes to refuel and...

Uzbekistan. Uzbek Opposition Writer Says Authorities Have Arrested His Son Without Giving Reason (RFE RL)

Opposition activist and writer Islom Kholboev says Uzbek authorities have arrested one of his sons without giving a reason for his detention. Kholboev, who lives...

China/Uzbekistan – ‘President Project No.1’ in Belt and Road Cooperation (Global Times)

The Qamchiq Tunnel Running through the mountains in Central Asia, the Angren-Pap railway line is a milestone project between China and Uzbekistan built under the...

Uzbekistan/Indian Ocean Trade – Uzbekistan’s long-awaited path to Indian Ocean trade (East Asia Forum)

Nasriddinov Salokhiddin writes: On 2 February 2021, Uzbekistan held the event of the century for Central Asia — hosting trilateral negotiations with Afghanistan and...

(Uzbekistan/Central Asia/South Asia/Pakistan) Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle (VIF)

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal writes for VIF: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia...

(USA/Afghanistan/Uzbekistan/Pakistan) Announcing the U.S. – Afghanistan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan Quad Regional Support for Afghanistan-Peace Process and Post Settlement

Representatives of the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity. ...

(Uzbekistan/Free Speech) Free Speech Under Threat in Uzbekistan (HRW)

Mihra Rittmann Uzbekistan’s parliament is considering worrying amendments to the country’s Criminal and Administrative Codes, and to its Informatization Law, that could threaten the right...

(Uzbekistan/Free Speech) Uzbekistan: Blogger Held on Dubious Extortion Charge (HRW)

An outspoken blogger from Uzbekistan faces up to 10 years in prison in a dubious extortion case brought by local authorities in the country’s southeast region,...

(BRI/Uzbekistan) Tracking the Digital Component of the BRI in Central Asia, Part One: Exporting “Safe Cities” to Uzbekistan (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin Following the 2013 announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a speech given by People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping...