As the expert on Central Asia E. Lemon noted, the resumption of air transport lines and the
simplification of the visa regime will undoubtedly improve the lives of the population of the border
areas, and, in particular, favor the economy of Tajikistan 1 .
Owing to their launch, it is possible to
implement the idea of creating a transport and
communication highway on the route "Uzbekistan-
Turkmenistan-Caspian Sea-South Caucasus" with
access to Baku - Tbilisi-Kars and the black sea
ports of Georgia, Turkey, Romania and other
States. In addition, after 20 years of negotiations,
significant progress has been made in the
construction of a railway connecting China and
Central Asia through Kyrgyzstan. In the
implementation of this project, the delivery time of goods will be reduced by 7-8 days, the length of
the route from East Asia to the Middle East and southern Europe-by 900 km.
Important agreements on the formation of the trans-Afghan transport corridor along the
Mazar-e-Sharif-Herat route were reached during the visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan in December 2017. The new highway is a continuation of the first railway line "Hairaton-
Mazar-e-Sharif" built by Uzbekistan earlier and will provide access to the sea ports of Iran and
Pakistan.
The strategic importance of the above projects lies in the fact that they can be integrated into
an extensive network of transport corridors «One Belt, One Road» and provides access to promising
markets in almost all directions, including in the Indian Ocean.
In this context, the adoption of the resolution "Strengthening regional and international
cooperation in order to ensure peace, stability and sustainable development in the Central Asian
region" by the UN General Assembly is essential. At the same time, it should be noted that the draft
of this document was developed by Uzbekistan together with neighboring countries of Central Asia.
In addition, 55 states co-sponsored the resolution.
A new level of political confidence in the region gave a powerful impetus to the development
of public diplomacy institutions, cultural ties, and expansion of contacts between border regions,
parliamentarians, public organizations and citizens. In this vein, experts note that the problems of
Central Asia can be eliminated through increased regional cooperation 2 .
According to experts, a new complex of regional security is being formed in Central Asia. In
the meantime, the conditionality of the content of regional security by the relations of the states of
the region is emphasized. Thus, the expert from Uzbekistan I. Bobokulov notes that regional security
is “the awareness of regional States of the unity of their destinies, the commonality of existing
threats, problems and interests” 3 .
At the same time, with the formation of a new world order, on the one hand, favorable
opportunities for regional cooperation are opening up; on the other hand, direct and potential
challenges and threats to its implementation are increasing. In these circumstances, the following
factors are the main motivators for sustainable development and security in CA.
First, maintaining the geopolitical balance in Central Asia is a fundamental condition for
ensuring regional security. The peculiarity of external actors in the region is characterized by the
existing different levels of correlation of political, economic and military-strategic interests between
them.
The Central Asian and Caucuses Analyst, October 19, 2016. “Signs of improving relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan but tensions
remain”, Edward Lemon
https://cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/13405-sings-of-improving-relations-between-uzbekistan-and-tajikistan-but-
tensions-remain.html
2 Diplomat, September 30, 2017. “Uzbekistan in the Spotlight The center of Central Asia has turned its focus to multilateral regional cooperation”,
Catherine Putz
https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/uzbekistan-in-the-spotlight/
3 Центральная Азия и Кавказ. Том 15, выпуск 3, 2012 год. «Центральная Азия как комплекс безопасности: теория и практика». Бобокулов
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