Central Asia

Mirziyoyev used the occasion to unveil a seven point strategy for the future of Uzbekistan which encompasses many points he had made during his election campaign, and also re-enforces the policy of reforms that he initiated when he became president in 2016.

Uzbek president Shovkat Mirzyoyev, re-elected for a second term on Sunday said there is no going back for his country. However it is not clear yet if Uzbekistan is slowly but surely moving out of its autocratic past into a pluralistic political process, because there are contradictory signs.

Moscow is interested in intra-Afghan differences being settled with the participation of the entire range of political forces in this country, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said.