Legal and control mechanisms are being introduced to ensure the protection of the
rights and freedoms of citizens in judicial and investigative activities. Torture and other
inhuman, cruel, degrading punishment and treatment are eradicated. Courts obtained the
right to issue sanctions to search and record telephone conversations. Temporary detention
facilities, pre-trial detention facilities and penal institutions are equipped with video
recording systems.
Third, in a short time introduced the system of free conversion of the national currency,
the state’s presence in the economy is being reduced gradually, and the investment climate
has been improved totally. Despite the high speed of reforms, financial and macroeconomic
stability is ensured, economic growth is sustainable, well-being of citizens is increasing. Due
to the full support of small and medium-sized business, private entrepreneurship and private
property, the middle class is strengthening.
The processes of modernization and diversification of national economy have entered
the active phase, increasing their competitiveness through effective technological renewal,
by the introduction of modern forms of strategic planning, innovative ideas on development
into the government system. Agriculture is developing intensively, the transport and
communication infrastructure is being improved the geography and structure of exports to
world markets are expanding. The government is working on forming modern, competitive
tourism industry, which is designed to become a strategic sector of the national economy.
Economic reforms are already giving the initial results. In particular, according to the
World Bank's Doing Business 2018 report on reforming the system of job creation,
Uzbekistan entered the top ten reformers to create the most favorable conditions for doing
business. The ongoing reforms allowed Uzbekistan to become a leader among the countries
of Europe and Central Asia to improve the business environment and simplify business
conditions.
Fourth, increase the level of employment and incomes of the population, the
modernization of the social protection system, the improvement of the state youth policy are
the priority tasks of reforms in the social sphere. Transformations are carried out under the
acknowledgment of the immutable truth: “people want to see positive changes in their lives
today, not tomorrow, not in the distant future”. This policy is distinguished by a strong social
protection of vulnerable groups of population, providing them with a decent level of housing
and social conditions.
Due to this, the image of the cities and villages of the country is changing day by day.
At the same time the outlook of our citizens are changing with a strong confidence to the
future.
Particular attention is paid to the solution of problems of improving the accessibility
and quality of education and health care, the full development of the educational and
scientific potential of society, by taking into account international standards. Considering the
fact that a significant part of the country's population is young people (about 60%), the
priority of social policy is to growing up a physically healthy young generation with stable life
guidelines in the spirit of patriotism, religious tolerance, respect for laws, national and human
values.
Fifth, the key task in the area of internal security is to ensure the inter-ethnic harmony
and religious tolerance. Uzbekistan is a country, which is historically located at the
crossroads of world cultures, civilizations and religions. Over the centuries, values and
traditions based on inter-ethnic and interfaith tolerance have been formed here, which has
become a characteristic feature of modern Uzbek society, an integral part of the culture and
mentality of the people of Uzbekistan.
The government implementing a systematic policy in the field of interethnic and
interfaith relations, considering it as one of the key factors of stability, security and
sustainable development, ensuring human rights and freedoms.
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