Sunday’s re-election of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to a third term until 2030 gives him the chance to advance economic reforms he set in place for the Central Asian country. Our reporter Feng Yilei has more.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev has secured a third consecutive term as the president of Uzbekistan.
The incumbent President swept to a landslide victory in Sunday’s presidential election, with over 87 percent of the vote, higher than that in the previous election in 2021.
Voter turnout reached 79 percent.
Nazirov Dilshodbek Deputy Head of Press Center Central Election Commission “It is a sign that our people trust the leader of their country. As a result of the reforms implemented in recent years, people are connecting their lives for the next seven years with this person. People believe that under his leadership, the country will develop in a new stage.”
Mirziyoyev has pledged to further advance reforms in fostering economic openness.
In the first quarter of this year, Uzbekistan’s economy experienced a high growth rate of 5.5 percent.
The country set an ambitious goal to reach over 160 billion USD of GDP for the year 2030, and to double foreign direct investments to 20 billion USD.
Murad Mirzaev Director of Foreign Investment Attraction Agency Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade “The two most important things for us is development of transport corridors and shifting our industry to produce more goods with high value. For Uzbekistan, it’s very important to get its share on the market. And we believe that also becoming a member of WTO might help us to reach out those markets as well.”
Officials say a lot of initiatives proposed by President Mirziyoyev could be more effectively implemented after the elections.
Doniyor Qurbanov Director of Information Analysis Center Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs “It is the priority of our foreign policy to develop more active and more effective cooperation with Central Asian countries. It is the priority of our foreign policy. We also are going to further our cooperation with China as regards Belt and Road Initiative.”
Feng Yilei Tashkent, Uzbekistan “The Uzbek government stresses that reform, renewal, and modernization are irreversible. Recent constitutional amendments also solidify its path towards being a more vibrant nation. The international community recognizes a stable and thriving Uzbekistan to be an attractive and constructive long-term partner. Feng Yilei, CGTN, Tashkent in Uzbekistan.”
Source : CGTN
