REFORMS IN UZBEKISTAN:
ASSESSMENTS OF FOREIGN EXPERT COMMUNITY
The First Address of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev, to the
parliamentarians of the country, rated as “historical” and “new strategic vision”, is aimed at
forming a new image of Uzbekistan in the international arena.
The main provisions of the Address and ongoing reforms have provoked a widespread
response among representatives of the diplomatic community, various international
organizations and financial institutions, the world's leading media and the expert-analytical
community. On the whole, it is noted that Uzbekistan, thanks to the initiatives of the President
of the country Sh. Mirziyoyev, has managed to achieve breakthrough results in a short time both
in the sphere of democratic modernization of the country and in the field of international
relations.
According to the Founder of the Institute of Central Asia and
the Caucasus at J. Hopkins University (USA), Frederick Starr, «in a
broad sense, the Address of the Head of State is a comprehensive
vision of the development of Uzbekistan as a modern nation with
a global competitive economy and an open system of
government» 1 .
Mathias Dornfeldt, Director of the European Institute for
Caucasus and Caspian Studies (Germany) research center
(Germany), calls the address of Sh. Mirziyoyev to the parliament a
«revolutionary step». According to him, the President of Uzbekistan
« presented the idea of the need for radical reformatting of all
areas of life of Uzbek society,» while receiving « strong support of
his compatriots and great respect from leading politicians of the
world» 2 .
According to Li Xin, Director of the Center for Russia and
Central Asia of the Shanghai Academy of International Studies
(PRC), «The Republic of Uzbekistan under the leadership of Sh.
Mirziyoyev has embarked on the path of innovative development
aimed at a radical improvement in all spheres of state and society»
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