THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF GLOBAL INTER-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION IN IMPLEMENTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction with the United Nations Entities in Uzbekistan are holding the Sustainable Development Week motto to «Leave no one behind!» on 10-24 June 2021.
Within the framework of the week, it will be organized a series of round tables of Special Purpose Committees of the Senate and the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (draft program).
The week will be closed by holding on the 23-24 of June 2021 in Bukhara an international forum of global inter-parliamentary cooperation in implementing the sustainable development goals.
NAMANGAN HOSTS THE 60TH INTERNATIONAL FLOWER FESTIVAL (“FLOWERS FESTIVAL-2021”) FROM MAY 23 TO 31
On May 23, the 60th International Flower Festival started in the city of Namangan, Republic of Uzbekistan.
During the week, wonderful and unique events await guests - a flower parade and exhibitions, master classes in floriculture and landscape design, performances by folklore ensembles and Uzbek pop stars, exhibitions of folk crafts and folk art.
The event is expected to be attended by more than 150 entrepreneurs-florists, as well as more than 300 amateur flower growers. This year, for the first time in the history of the festival, 10 million flower seedlings are expected to be planted.
The event kicked off with a floral car parade. A colorful convoy of more than 150 vehicles, cars and motorcycles, decorated with colorful flowers in the form of ornaments, drove through the streets of Namangan. Among them, you can also see combines, tractors, truck cranes.
THE FIRST DEPUTY HEAD OF THE ISRS PRESENTED UZBEKISTAN’S APPROACHES TO SOLVING WATER PROBLEMS
On 26 may, speaking at an international conference on "Strengthening regional cooperation in the water sector in Central Asia", the first deputy head of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS) Akramjon Nematov presented Uzbekistan’s approaches to solving water problems, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.
The expert stressed that about 80% of Uzbekistan’s water resources are formed at the expense of transboundary watercourses. This, in his words, dictates the need for the development of interstate relations on the sustainable use of transboundary water resources, the development of mutually acceptable mechanisms for the joint management of transboundary water resources in the region, ensuring the balance of interests of the Central Asian countries.
ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY IN UZBEKISTAN, ONGOING REFORMS AND FUTURE OBJECTIVES
The fight against corruption has become one of the most pressing problems facing the international community today. Its catastrophic impact on states, regional economy, politics, and public life can be seen on the example of the crisis in some countries.
Another important aspect of the problem is that the level of corruption in a country directly affects its political and economic prestige in the international arena. This criterion becomes decisive in such issues as relations between countries, the volume of investments, the signing of bilateral agreements on equal terms. Therefore, in recent years, political parties in foreign countries have made the fight against corruption a top priority in the parliamentary and presidential elections. Concerns about this evil are increasingly voiced from the highest tribunes in the world. The fact that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres claims that the world community loses USD 2.6 trillion annually due to corruption shows the heart of the problem[1].
THE STATE AND PROSPECTS OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES
Regional cooperation with Central Asian countries
The foreign policy of Uzbekistan, which is aimed at rapprochement and strengthening good-neighborly, friendly and mutually beneficial relations with neighboring states, has created a solid foundation for the development of trade, economic and investment cooperation between the countries of Central Asia (CA).
The CA countries cover a market area of 75.3 million people. In 2020, the total GDP of the CA countries amounted to $291.1 billion and foreign trade turnover was $142.5 billion.
