Uzbek President ratifies protocol to Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation with the EU

Askar Yakubov · 11:02, 31.12.2017 · Updated 23:46 · 353 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- On 28 December 2017, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law “On ratification of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the Republic of Uzbekistan, on one hand, and the European Communities and their Member States, on the other hand, in connection with the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (Brussels, 17 July 2017)”.

The law was adopted by the Legislative Chamber on 18 December 2017 and approved by the Senate on 20 December 2017.

The Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation with the European Communities, signed in Florence on 21 June 1996 (PCA), is the main legal document regulating relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union.

At present, the provisions of the PCA extend to cooperation between Uzbekistan and 27 EU member states.

The Protocol envisages approval by the Republic of Croatia of the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation and other related documents, taking into account its accession to the EU.

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