Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Speaking at a round table on the topic "New Uzbekistan is a reliable partner in a changing and interconnected world", Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov paid special attention to the interaction of our country with international organizations.

Vladimir Norov said that Uzbekistan demonstrates a firm commitment to the principles of multilateral diplomacy, opening up new horizons in the dialogue with international institutions.

In particular, our country consistently advocates strengthening the central role of the United Nations in solving global problems and ensuring international security.

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, within the framework of the UN, came up with a number of major initiatives, including the promotion of regional and international cooperation in Central Asia, the strengthening of interconnectedness between Central and South Asia, and the creation of conditions for achieving global sustainable development goals.

The other day, on 14 December, the UN General Assembly during its 78th session adopted a Resolution on strengthening the role of parliaments in accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, put forward at the initiative of the Head of our state.

The attention of the roundtable participants was drawn to the proposal of the Head of Uzbekistan to establish an International Negotiating Group on Afghanistan under the auspices of the UN, which was announced at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

“The joint practical implementation of these and many other initiatives put forward by the Head of Uzbekistan will make it possible to form a wide space for interregional cooperation, free from confrontation and zero-sum rivalry,” Vladimir Norov said.

The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan also shared his assessments of our country’s chairmanship in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

It was noted that the priorities of the republic’s chairmanship were aimed at opening new strategic vectors of mutually beneficial cooperation: transport, industrial cooperation, energy, food and environmental security, innovation, digital transformation and green economy.

In each of these areas, in close cooperation with partners, a record number of documents have been adopted, which demonstrates the growing interest of all SCO states in the development of multilateral cooperation.

“This is a very good and positive signal from the Organization, whose membership continues to grow with new members, strengthening its international prestige,” Norov believes.

At the SCO summit, Uzbekistan proposed to the world community the Samarkand Solidarity Initiative for the sake of common security and prosperity. Its goal is to involve in the global intercivilizational dialogue all those who are not indifferent to our common future, who are ready, despite disagreements, to look for agreed approaches and solutions.

Speaking about the multilateral diplomacy of Uzbekistan, Vladimir Norov also mentioned the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand, which confirmed the course towards the transformation of this structure from an interaction platform into a full-fledged regional organization of practical cooperation in trade, economic, transport, cultural and humanitarian fields.

Having assumed the chairmanship of the OTS following the summit, Uzbekistan is ready to contribute to the further strengthening of the pragmatic line of cooperation within the Organization.