Uzbekistan on the path of national progress says President Mirziyoyev at Independence Day celebration

Every year, on September 1, Uzbekistan celebrates its Independence Day.

Speaking at the solemn ceremony in Tashkent, President Mirziyoyev stressed that over the country has gone through a challenging but glorious path of development in the past years.

Currently, Uzbekistan has entered a new stage of its national development, main principles of which are enshrined in the National Development Strategy for 2017-2021.

Its motto: “From National Reconstruction – to National Progress”.

The President emphasized that Uzbekistan is focused on its foreign policies, including establishing good-neighborly relations and mutually beneficial ties with Central Asian states.

The President said that conditions were created for thousands of people to freely cross borders and move across the region.

Uzbekistan is also actively participating in the activities on ensuring regional security, in particular in establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan.

Further deepening democratic reforms, and ensuring full protection of human rights and interests are some of the priorities of the Uzbek government.

Furthermore Uzbekistan is asserting itself as a country capable of protecting the rights and interests of its citizens irrespective of their whereabouts.

The most important factor is that “democratic processes in Uzbekistan became irreversible and inevitable”, the President stressed in his address.

“We are elevating the dialogue with people to the level of state policy, the climate of openness and freedom is strengthening in our society. People are learning how to work with authorities by being pro-active and addressing not only their personal problems but the challenges of significance for many people," he said.

The President also mentioned the upcoming parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan will be held in December 2019.

According to him, “The elections will become another important step in elevating Uzbekistan to the rank of developed democratic states of the world."

Uzbekistan will further adhere to the principle of “enlightenment against ignorance”. 

According to Mirziyoyev, “This idea has crucial importance not only in terms of religious upbringing, but in all spheres of our life. If we address any issue on the basis of enlightenment, give it a good deal of thought, show respect to people, take their opinion into account, relying on the criterion of the law and justice alone, people will be pleased with us."

Reforms in areas of science and technology, education, healthcare, culture and sports will further be expanded.

In the last three years alone, 35 new institutes of higher learning have been established in the country with their total number reaching 112.

Out of these, 13 are the branches of high-ranking foreign universities, including several Indian universities – Amity University and Sharda University.