The development of trade and economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and Belarus, expansion of bilateral trade, enhancement of export potential, and strengthening of investment ties remain among the key priorities of economic relations between the two countries.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals to implement secondary specialized, vocational, and higher education programs based on international educational standards and expand academic cooperation with leading foreign universities.
As part of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Republic of Belarus, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov took part in the opening ceremony of the Belarus–Uzbekistan Friendship Alley, located on Tashkentskaya Street in Minsk.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board, who arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the First International Forum of Islamic Civilization.
A distinguished delegation from Uzbekistan, led by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan Farhod Ermanov and Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Alisher Tukhtaev, engaged in constructive dialogue with Zahid Rafiq, Chairman of Habib Rafiq Engineering Private Limited – “HRL Group”.
On July 9, 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dedicated to the implementation of the initiatives put forward by the Head of State within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States in the fields of education, science and innovation.
On July 9, the first round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka was held in Tashkent.
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Contemporary relations between Uzbekistan and Belarus demonstrate a steady upward trajectory, based on the principles of mutual respect, trust and pragmatism. Despite their geographical distance, the two countries have succeeded in establishing an effective system of partnership built upon the complementarity of their economies, the similarity of their approaches to socio-economic development, and their shared interest in expanding mutually beneficial cooperation.
An Uzbek delegation led by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan Farhod Ermanov and Ambassador Alisher Tukhtaev has visited the city of Sialkot in Pakistan, a major industrial hub concentrating prominent companies specialized in the manufacturing of sports equipment.
On July 8, 2026, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mirvokhid Azimov met with Deputy Chairman of Türkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), Turkologist and Professor Kurshad Zorlu, who is visiting Tashkent to participate in the First International Islamic Civilization Forum.
Upon his arrival in Minsk, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev laid a wreath at the Victory Monument.