Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 21 December, a meeting was held at the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ISMI) with military attachés accredited at the embassies of Uzbekistan abroad.

During the event, the First Deputy Director of ISMI Akramjon Nematov made an analytical review of the current situation in the world and the region, the situation in Afghanistan, the role of Uzbekistan in the ongoing processes.

It was noted that the establishment of a lasting peace and ensuring stability on Afghan soil is an integral part of the foreign policy strategy of Uzbekistan.

However, diverting the attention of the international community from the state of affairs in this country risks turning into a regrouping of transnational terrorist organizations and strengthening their positions in Afghanistan, which greatly increases the risks of transferring their activities to neighboring countries.

Akramjon Nematov dwelled in detail on the measures taken by Uzbekistan to intensify efforts in the socio-economic revival of Afghanistan, develop common approaches to building a constructive dialogue with the interim government in overcoming the humanitarian crisis, and involving Afghanistan in regional promising projects.

Special attention was focused on the issues of ensuring information, energy and food security, which exacerbate the numerous challenges and threats to the sustainable development of Uzbekistan and the states of the Central Asian region.

During the conversation, the participants considered the essence and significance of the initiatives of the head of our state, voiced at various international platforms, aimed at ensuring security, strengthening confidence-building measures and deepening multilateral cooperation in the world and the region.

The “Samarkand Initiative of Solidarity for the Sake of Common Security and Prosperity”, put forward by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the SCO summit in September 2022, the main goal of which is the progressive restoration of trust through the involvement of all interested states in the global inter-civilizational dialogue, the search for agreed approaches, is considered in more detail and deeply. and decisions, removal of global tension, uncertainty and unpredictability.

This is what actualizes the relevance and exceptional importance of the Samarkand initiative in the current conditions of geopolitical rivalry, ideological contradictions and disputes.

Following a constructive dialogue, the meeting participants agreed to strengthen joint analytical work in areas of mutual interest, including security issues, military and military-technical cooperation, and the prompt exchange of significant information.