Uzbekistan and the world community 2

• Uzbekistan's relations with world powers

  • Uzbekistan and USA
  • Uzbekistan and Russia
  • Uzbekistan and South Korea
  • Uzbekistan and Japan
  • Uzbekistan and China
  • Uzbekistan and India
• Uzbekistan and Russia have comprehensive cooperation, including in trade, economy, petrochemical industry, transport communications, agriculture, culture, tourism, and creation of decent conditions for migrant workers
• Uzbekistan is a main investment and trade partner of Russia in Central Asia
• As of 2016, there were 926 Russian enterprises in Uzbekistan and representatives offices of 70 firms and companies from Russia, such as Gazprom, Lukoil, etc. are accredited in Uzbekistan
• In 2016, the trade turnover of Uzbekistan with Russia amounted to $4,237.5 million
• Branches of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and Gubkin Russian State University are successfully operating in Tashkent
• People's Republic of China (PRC)


  Official name of China
• China recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 27, 1991 and established diplomatic relations on January 2, 1992
• Uzbekistan supports China's balanced foreign policy and principled policy on issues of Taiwan and Tibet, and the fight against terrorism, extremism, and separatism
• There are more than 700 companies and enterprises with the participation of Chinese capital in Uzbekistan, and Chinese investors have invested about $7.8 billion in the economy of Uzbekistan
• In 2016, the volume of mutual trade turnover between Uzbekistan and China amounted to more than $4.2 billion
• In 2018, the bilateral trade turnover between Uzbekistan and China exceeded $6.4 billion, with the goal to bring it to $10 billion in the coming years
• The total volume of Chinese investments in Uzbekistan in 2018 amounted to $6.65 billion and continues to grow
• The Confucius Institute has been open in Tashkent since May 2005 and in Samarkand since November 2014
• The United States was one of the first Western states to recognize Uzbekistan's independence and establish diplomatic relations with it
• There are 28 US companies operating joint ventures in Uzbekistan
• The volume of mutual trade between Uzbekistan and the United States at the end of 2016 amounted to $454 million
• Uzbekistan and South Korea established diplomatic relations in January 1992
• Since 1992, the leaders of Uzbekistan and South Korea have met 15 times
• The Asaka automobile plant "UzDEUavto" began production of passenger cars in 1995, making Uzbekistan the 28th country in the world producing cars
• There are more than 100 joint ventures operating in Uzbekistan with South Korean participation, and more than 200 documents regulating the interaction between the two countries in various areas
• Leading South Korean companies like Lotte Group, Lotte Chemical, Korean Gas Corporation, Hanjin Group, and Korean Air are implementing projects in Uzbekistan
• In October 2014, a branch of Inha University opened in Tashkent, and the Korean language is taught in 13 universities, 30 schools, lyceums, and colleges of Uzbekistan
• In 2016, the number of enterprises with Indian participation in Uzbekistan reached 80, and the trade turnover between the two countries increased by 15% and amounted to $366 million
• The Indian Cultural Center named after Lal Bahadur Shastri, operating under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), was opened in Tashkent in 1995