TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 25. Uzbekistan’s
Oliy Majlis (Parliament) has approved the draft law on the
ratification of the treaty between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan on
allied relations, signed on August 23, 2024, in Tashkent, Trend reports.
The treaty, which was concluded following the first meeting of
the Supreme Intergovernmental Council of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan,
has now been forwarded to the Senate of Uzbekistan for further
review.
The treaty aims to enhance cooperation in political, economic,
and cultural-humanitarian areas, reflecting Uzbekistan’s pragmatic
foreign policy in recent years. Key provisions include preventing
hostile actions between the two nations, ensuring non-participation
in any alliances or blocs aimed against each other, and promoting
peaceful solutions in cases of armed aggression by third-party
states. Additionally, the treaty focuses on strengthening joint
efforts to combat international terrorism, extremism, and organized
crime.
Following the ratification of the legislative proposal by the
assembly members, the subsequent phase entails its examination by
the Senate.
Earlier, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his
Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov signed and approved a
“comprehensive program of events to mark the 30th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and
Uzbekistan”.
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