Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A briefing on the Address from the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Oliy Majlis was held at the Palace of Nations, which is the headquarters of the UN Office in Geneva.

During the event, which gathered the leadership of leading international organizations, such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Office in Geneva, the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well as diplomatic missions of the diplomatic corps, expert and analytical circles and the media, First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber The Oliy Majlis Akmal Saidov spoke about the main provisions of the Message of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Parliament of the new convocation and the primary tasks for further zvitiyu country.

The briefing participants welcomed the decision made by Uzbekistan to nominate a candidate for the UN Human Rights Council for 2021-2023, as well as the priorities of the republic if elected as a member of this authoritative body.

According to the press service of the National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the representatives of the expert community and the diplomatic corps of Geneva aroused great interest in the Samarkand Human Rights Forum organized in May of this year, within the framework of which it is planned to discuss the draft of the Convention on Youth Rights being developed by our country together with international partners.

The development of the draft National Strategy for Human Rights in Uzbekistan was noted in a positive light.

The participants were familiarized with the vision of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on ensuring regional security and solving the Afghan problem, as well as the activities of the Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Human Security for the Aral Sea region.

During the briefing, informational materials on various aspects of the large-scale reforms implemented in Uzbekistan were distributed.