UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in May 2026 titled "Strengthening regional and international cooperation to ensure peace, stability and sustainable development in the Central Asian region," marking what a leading Uzbek foreign policy researcher describes as a significant milestone in the region's evolving international standing. According to Bekzod Normatov, a research fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan, the resolution was originally proposed by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Uzbekistan is emerging as an increasingly popular destination for international travelers, with the country welcoming approximately 7.75 million foreign tourists between January and July 2026, a 22.6 percent increase year-on-year. Tourism service exports over the same period reached roughly $3.9 billion, according to figures cited by Uzbek tourism officials. Within this broader growth, South Korea has established itself as one of Uzbekistan's leading long-haul source markets. From January to July 2026, South Korea ranked third among long-haul markets by visitor numbers
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Cooperation between Uzbekistan and South Korea has continued to deepen in recent years, expanding into priority areas including the economy, investment, advanced technologies, digitalization and public financial management, according to officials involved in preparations for an upcoming high-level visit. The Central Asia-Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum has served as a platform for identifying new areas of regional and bilateral cooperation, joint projects in innovative and high-tech sectors, and human capital development. Officials say this work is gaining added si
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Uzbekistan hosted the Tashkent International Media Forum from 24 to 25 August, bringing together approximately 300 journalists, media experts, researchers, producers, publishers and representatives from the culture and creative industries from around 50 countries. Held under the theme "Islamic Civilization: A New Perspective – New Discoveries," the forum aimed to introduce the historical, scientific and cultural heritage of Islamic civilization to the world through modern media and digital technology. Representatives from major international media outlets, including CN
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Korea Aerospace University has completed its 2026 Summer Overseas Volunteer Corps program in Uzbekistan, wrapping up 10 nights and 11 days of educational and cultural exchange activities in Tashkent and Bukhara that ran from July 21 to 31. The delegation, comprising 15 members including 13 students, Dean of Student Affairs Lee Sang-hak and Professor Shavkat, visited Tashkent Transport University (TSTU) and Bukhara University of Innovation and Medical Education (BIMU) to conduct programs centered on aviation, drones, artificial intelligence and Korean culture. Ju Min-ja
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Rep. Kim Kyo-heung of South Korea's Democratic Party, who chairs the Korea-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Association, has stepped up parliamentary diplomacy efforts to support the successful hosting of the first Korea-Central Asia Summit, scheduled to take place in Seoul this September, and to expand practical cooperation between Seoul and Tashkent. On 20 August, Kim, who represents Incheon Seo-gu Gap, met with Alisher Abdusalomov, Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Korea, for a wide-ranging discussion on the direction of bilateral relations, the revitalization of parlia
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has received a personal letter from U.S. President Donald Trump commending his active and constructive participation in the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council in Washington. According to Uzbek officials, the letter also acknowledges the reforms undertaken in Uzbekistan under Mirziyoyev's leadership and the results they have produced, and includes an invitation for the Uzbek president to attend the next Peace Council meeting as well as the upcoming G20 Summit in Miami. A sign of Uzbekistan's growing international standing Uzbek com
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | At a border checkpoint, a guard opens a passport, glances through its pages, and presses down a stamp before the traveler continues on their way. It is, on the surface, an unremarkable moment. But behind those few seconds lie years of negotiation, complex agreements, and carefully built trust between neighboring states. As Uzbekistan approaches the 35th anniversary of its independence, officials and commentators point to the creation of an atmosphere of open, trusting good-neighborliness as among the country's most significant achievements. Independence, in this framin
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | South Korea's Government Representative for Overseas Citizen Protection and Consular Affairs, Lim Sang-woo, held the fourth Korea-Uzbekistan Consular Consultation with Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullaev Olimjon in Tashkent on the morning of 3 August, marking the first such meeting between the two countries in roughly 12 years. The talks covered a broad range of consular issues, including improving conditions for the entry, exit and residence of Korean nationals in Uzbekistan, and the protection of Korean citizens residing in the country. Previous rounds of the con
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Cultural cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United States has expanded steadily over the past decade, becoming an increasingly significant dimension of bilateral relations alongside economic and political ties, according to Uzbek officials and cultural institutions. Uzbekistan's president has designated cultural diplomacy as one of the country's key foreign policy instruments, a shift that has broadened Tashkent's engagement with international partners, including the United States, in areas ranging from music and education to heritage preservation. Musical and Acad
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is set to pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan on July 30-31, an event expected to mark a further step in the deepening strategic partnership between the two Central Asian neighbors, according to an analysis published by the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan (ISRS). The visit comes after several years of what researchers describe as a substantial transformation in bilateral ties, moving from disputes over border demarcation and trust-building toward a broader framework of cooperation spanning in
UNJournal Jon Lee | Uzbekistan and Belarus are deepening their tourism partnership at a time when Uzbekistan is recording some of the fastest international visitor growth in the world, with both countries moving beyond simple tourist exchanges toward a more structured, institutionally grounded relationship. According to the UN Tourism World Tourism Barometer, Uzbekistan ranked among the top five countries globally for international tourism growth in the first quarter of 2026, with inbound visitor numbers rising 37 percent year-on-year against a global average of just 2 percent. The country wel
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Georgia are underpinned by profound, centuries-old historical ties, and are undergoing a systematic, dynamic evolution across the political, economic, cultural and humanitarian spectrums in the contemporary era. Two nations are bound not only by ancient trade routes but also by a comprehensive cooperation firmly anchored in mutual respect, trust, and a profound alignment of strategic interests. In recent years, high-level exchanges, substantial expansion of trade and economic ties and intensification of cultural exchange have
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Relocating an operational office to a new jurisdiction is invariably a complex undertaking, involving unfamiliar regulatory environments and concerns regarding continuity of team management and internal processes. Uzbekistan addresses the majority of these challenges — and this article examines the factors underpinning that proposition and the reasons why more than 1,000 technology companies have chosen the country as their base of operations. Why Companies Choose Uzbekistan For businesses originating from CIS countries, Uzbekistan offers a familiar business culture, a
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The development of tourism in Uzbekistan is one of the priority areas of state policy being implemented under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The country is consistently establishing new tourism centers, improving infrastructure, expanding transport accessibility, attracting investment, and supporting entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. As a result, Uzbekistan continues to strengthen its position in the global tourism market and demonstrates steady growth in its tourism industry. In 2025, the country welcomed 11.7 million internationa