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Vladimir NOROV

lines on the record: 55
first: 2006-09-24
most recent: 2022-09-24
sittings or episodes: 5
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“In 2023, we will host the fourteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, as well as a meeting in Uzbekistan of the Committee to Review the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. We invite the Member States and United Nations agencies to take part in these events at the highest level. This year we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Uzbekistan’s membership in the United Nations, which is the only universal structure for maintaining international peace and security. We reaffirm Uzbekistan’s commitment to the United Nations Charter and express readiness to deepen multifaceted cooperation with the Organization.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In 2021, the President of Uzbekistan launched a broad initiative called “Yashil Makon” or “Green Nation” through which 1 billion trees and shrubs are to be planted across the country over the next five years. The Aral Sea is the largest environmental crisis in our region. Over the past five years, 1.7 million hectares of forest plantings have been introduced on the drained seabed. I take this opportunity to thank the General Assembly for adopting the resolution declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of ecological innovation and technologies (resolution 75/278). This year, under the auspices of the United Nations, we plan to host in Nukus the first Aral Sea international forum.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The solution to the problem of involving Afghanistan in regional trade and economic relations will be facilitated by the proposed establishment by Uzbekistan, with the support of the United Nations, of an interregional centre for connectivity in Tashkent. Today the negative consequences of climate change are acutely apparent in our region. We stand ready to actively participate in multilateral efforts to promote the topical issues of the green agenda and the processes that curb climate change. Uzbekistan has assumed the additional obligation of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and is implementing a comprehensive strategy for the transition to a green economy and the development of renewable energy.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We propose that a special humanitarian support fund for Afghanistan be created in Termez and that financial resources be allocated to it in order to overcome the social crisis and implement educational programmes for young people and healthcare projects. Resolution 76/295, on strengthening connectivity between Central and South Asia, which was adopted in July 2022 at the initiative of Uzbekistan, prioritizes the involvement of Afghanistan in economic cooperation and its transformation into a bridge connecting the two regions. The practical implementation of those ideas will be facilitated by the implementation of transregional infrastructure projects, such as the construction of the Termez-Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We are convinced that the overall priority of the international community should be to restore the Afghan economy and ensure its integration into regional economic processes and the implementation of infrastructure and socially significant projects. To solve that problem, the support of the United Nations, international financial institutions and donor countries is needed. Uzbekistan is making a feasible contribution to international efforts to assist Afghanistan. Uzbekistan has established an international transport and logistics hub in the border city of Termez, which is actively used by United Nations agencies to provide humanitarian assistance to the country.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The prospects for the development of Central Asia are inextricably linked to ensuring peace in neighbouring Afghanistan. We are concerned about the decline in the international attention being placed on that country, which is experiencing a deep humanitarian crisis. We consider it extremely important to prevent the isolation of Afghanistan, which is being left to address its existing problems on its own. That will undoubtedly have negative consequences for regional and international security. The International Conference on Afghanistan, which was held in July in Tashkent with the participation of the delegation of the interim Government, showed the interest of the world community in the development of coordinated approaches towards that country.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We rely on the further support of the international community in the process of rapprochement and cooperation among the countries of Central Asia and the integration of the region into the global economy and transport networks. We express our gratitude to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for supporting our initiative to hold an international conference on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia, which was held in March in Tashkent. Taking into account the outcomes of that forum, we propose the establishment of a United Nations counter-terrorism regional office in Central Asia in order to successfully implement the Global Strategy and continuously monitor the implementation of the updated Joint Plan of Action of Central Asian States.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Launched at the initiative of Uzbekistan, the mechanism of consultative meetings of the Heads of State of the region has become a vivid symbol of a new era of regional cooperation. At the most recent consultative meeting, held on 21 July, the truly historic Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation for the Development of Central Asia in the Twenty-First century was agreed. The international recognition of the deepening partnership of the countries of the region is reflected in a number of resolutions adopted by the General Assembly in support of strengthening peace, stability and regional cooperation in Central Asia.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“To that end, Uzbekistan plans to convene the first meeting of the Youth Council of the countries of Central Asia and South Asia in 2023, which will become a platform for new ideas and specific initiatives. We count on the support of the United Nations in convening that important forum. From 14 to 16 November in Tashkent, we will host jointly with UNESCO the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education. That forum will facilitate the exchange of best practices to ensure universal, equitable and quality education. We invite the Ministers of Education of Member States to participate in that high-level forum. Thanks to the joint efforts of the Central Asian States, a fundamentally new political atmosphere has been created in our region.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We fully endorse the initiative of Secretary- General Antonio Guterres to hold the Summit of the Future in September 2023. Uzbekistan greatly appreciates the successful outcome of the historic Transforming Education Summit, which demonstrated the commitment of the international community to advance efforts to achieve the rapid restoration and modernization of the education system by increasing funding and innovation. Uzbekistan has already achieved tangible results in that area. Over the past five years, enrolment in higher education increased from 9 to 29 per cent, and the rate of enrolment of children in preschool education increased from 27 to 67 per cent. Young people should play a key role in the processes that are directly related to their fate and future.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Norms on the complete abolition of the death penalty, the Miranda rule and habeas corpus, as well as environmental human rights, will be introduced in the Constitution. The constitutional amendments will become directly applicable and aim to guarantee and protect the interests of people of all backgrounds. In particular, the prohibition of forced labour and the other worst forms of child labour and the protection of the employment rights of pregnant women and women with children will be guaranteed at the constitutional level. Furthermore, the introduction of norms that ensure the openness, transparency and accountability of State agencies has also been proposed. The amendments to the Constitution were reviewed by the public and will be put to a referendum.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In particular, by 2030 we intend to halve the level of poverty, increase the effectiveness of the social protection system to respond to all those in need, strengthen food security and become one of the world’s upper-middle-income countries. Currently, Uzbekistan is on the eve of an important political event: a constitutional reform. The key goal of updating the Constitution is to ensure sustainability and responsibility in the process of the fundamental transformation of the State system and public administration in a way that will respect and protect the honour and dignity of the people and guarantee their inviolable rights and freedoms. The idea of human honour and dignity will be deeply enshrined in the Constitution.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We propose to jointly exchange views on the practical implementation of that initiative at the Samarkand forum to be held in 2023, with the participation of United Nations representatives, political leaders, the public business community and academia. This year, we adopted the Development Strategy for New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026, which aims to deepen the democratic process, ensure the rule of law and improve living standards. The strategy is based on the outcomes of the reforms carried out in our country over the previous five years and is designed to advance the comprehensive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The United Nations should evolve in order for it to respond effectively to the transformation taking place. The establishment of intercivilizational and intercultural relations and dialogue is also extremely important for finding coherent approaches and solutions and relieving global tensions, uncertainty and unpredictability. With that in mind, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit that was held in Samarkand on 16 September, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, put forward the Samarkand Solidarity Initiative for Common Security and Prosperity. Its goal is to contribute to the restoration of mutual trust and stability in international relations, as well as to strengthen solidarity through the establishment of broad dialogue free from geopolitical rivalry, ideological contradictions and disputes.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The global climate shocks, the growing shortage of natural and water resources, and the spread of infectious diseases all contribute to the aggravation of conflicts and the emergence of humanitarian crises, and they also threaten the foundation of life. Clearly, no country can avoid global risk and challenges or tackle them alone. Constructive dialogue and multilateral cooperation, based on consideration and respect for the interests of all countries, are the only way out of the dangerous spiral of crisis. Effective international cooperation is essential if the world is to become more stable, predictable and prosperous. Under the current conditions, we strongly believe it is important to strengthen the central role of the United Nations in addressing global and regional challenges.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I also take this opportunity to thank His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid for his successful leadership of the seventy-sixth session of the Assembly. The world today faces a deep crisis of trust at the global level and an intensification of numerous challenges to stability and security, a growth of geopolitical confrontation and an increased risk of bloc mentality. The expansion and aggravation of armed conflicts in various parts of the world are destabilizing international trade and economic ties, which have not yet recovered from the consequences of the pandemic. The challenges of ensuring food and energy security are increasing.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In this regard, we call upon Members of the United Nations to support a draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, to be considered during the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly. In conclusion, I would like to confirm Uzbekistan’s commitment to developing constructive multilateral cooperation within the framework of the United Nations for solving the most topical issues on the international agenda.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“In its capacity as the current Chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Uzbekistan intends to intensify interaction between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization by turning the cooperation into a real partnership. In our opinion, interaction between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization should develop in such priority areas as security and stability and economic, social and humanitarian development, as well as other spheres of mutual interest. We believe that the effective combination of the United Nations great experience and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s potential will strengthen regional and international security and promote sustainable development in the countries of the region.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“The settlement of the Afghan problem could be facilitated by the creation of the six plus three contact group under the auspices of the United Nations, with the participation of the plenipotentiary representatives of the States neighbouring Afghanistan plus Russia, the United States and NATO. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has repeatedly emphasized that the implementation of this initiative involving neighbouring countries would allow the achievement of an accord both in and around Afghanistan. The interdependence of regional and global problems necessitates close cooperation between the United Nations and such regional structures as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“It is impossible to improve and radically change the situation in the country without solving such urgent issues as the reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy, communications and social infrastructure destroyed by war; without involving the Afghan people in this process; without a thoroughly considered and seriously organized negotiation process and the achievement of consensus between the conflicting parties; and without strengthening the vertical power structure. It is extremely important to pay full respect to the deep historical and ethno-demographic roots of the multinational people of Afghanistan, including the traditional values of Islam and of all confessions, which should be the main condition and guarantee of the negotiating process.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“The war in Afghanistan, where tensions are currently growing, is one of the main sources of 09-52604 10 concern to the world community today and in particular of security threats in Central Asia. This problem and ways to resolve it are, without exaggeration, the focus of attention of the world’s largest Powers and the international community today. It is no longer a secret that the Afghan problem, which began 30 years ago, has no military solution. The overwhelming majority of countries involved in settling the conflict agree on this.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“In addition, and of particular importance — even without considering the possible tragic consequences of potential technological accidents at these installations — is the knowledge that these territories have seismic ratings ranging from 9 to 10 on the Richter scale and are more prone to strong earthquakes. In this regard, Uzbekistan will continue to insist that all planned construction of large hydropower installations in Central Asia be implemented only after impartial evaluation by international experts under the auspices of the United Nations in order to avoid possible catastrophic consequences. There is also an urgent need to re-evaluate the existing large hydropower stations on the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers that were constructed in the Soviet period.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“We who live in Central Asia are seriously concerned about similar large hydro- installations operating today in watersheds of the largest transboundary rivers — the Amu-Darya and the Syr-Darya — and providing water to the populations of all of the countries of the region. The active manipulation of public opinion and attempts to attract wide-scale investments to build the two newest and largest hydropower stations — Rogun on the Amu-Darya river and Kambarata on the Syr-Darya river — are occurring today without taking into account the fact that the glaciers on the Pamir and Tian Shan mountains, which are the basic sources of water for these rivers, are shrinking every year.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“From this high rostrum, I would like to speak briefly about problems related to the growing threats to environmental security. Those include not only the threats arising from global warming, but also the serious problems of possible technological accidents and risks posed by gigantic hydropower installations in the region, which could seriously undermine the fragile ecological balance of Central Asia. We speak of these problems while keeping in mind the human-caused accidents at the world’s largest hydropower stations and hydraulic installations caused by their inadequate design and operation — for example, the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower station in Russia.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“Our own model of transition from a centralized plan and ideological system to a free market, which is based on five well-known principles, has played a key role in those measures and in ensuring stability during the 1990s as well as the balanced development of Uzbekistan’s economy. Another element of success is our 2009-2012 anti-crisis programme, which is being carried out at this time. Thanks to the measures taken, macroeconomic stability, steady annual rates of economic growth averaging 8 to 9 per cent, low rates of inflation, the wide-scale attraction of foreign investments and an increase in the real level of income of the population have been ensured in the country in recent years. For the first half of 2009 and continuing throughout, gross domestic product growth amounted to 8.2 per cent.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“In our opinion, effectively overcoming the global crisis and mitigating its consequences largely depend on the effectiveness and coordination of measures taken within individual States and by the world community as a whole — as well as, in particular, on the development of new rules to regulate financial markets that meet modern requirements, and on ensuring stricter control over the efficient use of enormous State and corporate financial assets by transnational and national banking institutions in order to avoid a new wave of inflation and economic bubbles and a collapse in the commodities and stock markets. I would like to say a few words about the measures taken in Uzbekistan to mitigate and neutralize the impact of the world financial and economic crisis.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“This session is being held at a time of unprecedented efforts made by States and international institutions to overcome the global financial and economic crisis. Unfortunately, the present state of regional and national anti-crisis programmes and the huge cost of their implementation do not yet guarantee the stabilization of the world financial market, growth of demand and the revival of economic activity in the industrial sphere.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“Aware of the urgency of the problem of human trafficking at both domestic and international levels, in April 2008 Uzbekistan adopted its law against human trafficking. 21 08-53129 Committed to the ideals and principles of human rights, Uzbekistan advocates gradual reforms and changes with the main purpose of ensuring peace in society and greater well-being of the people. In conclusion, I want to underscore once again that Uzbekistan stands ready to engage in further constructive multilateral interaction within the United Nations framework to address the urgent issues on the agenda of the international community.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“This year in Uzbekistan we will widely observe the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and a programme of action dedicated to that most significant event has been approved. As of 1 January 2008, Uzbekistan fully abolished the death penalty and introduced habeas corpus, a democratic principle of justice. The adoption of the law on guaranteeing the rights of the child and the ratification of the International Labour Organization Minimum Age Convention and Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour have become important steps in ensuring human rights in Uzbekistan. We have adopted a national plan for implementing the commitments undertaken in those Conventions.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“We are convinced that compliance with those requirements must be mandatory in the implementation of various projects such as building hydropower facilities in Central Asia, including compliance by international financial institutions that wish to participate in such projects. We are also convinced of the importance of expanding cooperation and strengthening interaction between the United Nations and the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea. In this respect, we consider it timely and necessary to grant the Fund observer status in the General Assembly, and we call upon Member States to support the draft resolution on this matter during the Assembly’s sixty-third session.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“According to the fundamental provisions of United Nations conventions, all decisions on the use of the water of transboundary rivers in Central Asia, including the construction of hydropower facilities, must in no way inflict damage on the ecology of the region or infringe on the interests of the populations of neighbouring countries, nor should they upset the established balanced use of the water of transboundary rivers by all States in those rivers basins. In the case of damage, all measures must be taken to remove or mitigate such damage, and, if necessary, the issue of compensation must be raised.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The outcomes of the high-level event on the Millennium Development Goals that took place on 25 September 2008 demonstrated that the international community needs to resolutely seek concrete results in achieving the goals in the sphere of development as formulated in the Millennium Declaration. In that context, all of us share responsibility for the reasonable use of natural resources, including the transboundary rivers in Central Asia. Experience itself has shown that disregarding well-known United Nations declarations and international standards on the joint use of water resources of transboundary rivers can lead to very serious and at times tragic ecological disasters, as borne out by the ongoing catastrophe of the drying up of the Aral Sea, with all of its unforeseen consequences for the tens of millions of people in the region.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“An important instrument for achieving such goals could be a return to the successful Six plus Two group on Afghanistan that successfully functioned in the middle of the 1990s under the auspices of the United Nations and transforming it into a Six plus Three group by taking into consideration contemporary realities and including in its make-up neighbouring States, Russia and the United States, and NATO. As the President of Uzbekistan, Mr. Islam Karimov, has repeatedly underscored, the realization of such an initiative — which has already been called for from a number of international rostrums — could be a worthy alternative in achieving peace, stability and the revival of Afghanistan.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“It is our firm belief that our main priorities must be providing targeted economic aid to Afghanistan, building and moulding economic and social infrastructure, ensuring employment opportunities and resolving the acute problem of combating poverty. It is necessary to do everything we can to ensure respectful attitudes to national and religious values and the centuries-old traditions and customs of the multinational and multi-faith people of Afghanistan, and on that basis to bring together the conflicting forces.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“From this high rostrum, I would like to state again that we are deeply convinced that recent developments in the situation in Afghanistan show ever 08-53129 20 more clearly that the Afghan problem cannot be resolved by the use of armed force, military means and increasing militarization alone. The war, which has been ongoing for close to 30 years, has destroyed both the economic and social infrastructure, led to the impoverishment of the population and, we must admit, has deprived people of any belief in a future and has provided fertile ground for recruiting more and more fighters. The developing situation dictates the need to radically reconsider the approaches to resolving the Afghan problem.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Despite the enormous efforts and measures by the international community and coalition forces to support peace in Afghanistan, the situation, unfortunately, is deteriorating. The civilians are perishing. What further exacerbates the situation in Afghanistan is the growing volume of drug trafficking. Today the production of opium in Afghanistan accounts for more than 8,000 tons, or over 90 percent of global production. It must be taken into consideration that drug trafficking is becoming one of the important sources of financing for fighters, destabilizing the situation in Afghanistan itself and in neighbouring States.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and wish him every success in his work. In the context of the agenda of the current session of the General Assembly, I would like to address the following issues, which we consider to be of the utmost importance and are directly relevant to the security and sustainable development of the Central Asian region. First are the issues related to the continuing intensification and escalation of confrontation in Afghanistan, the increasing radicalization of the situation and the provocative terrorist statements by the fighters.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“We resolutely oppose the transformation of counterterrorism into Islamophobia and into an overt or covert stand-off with the Islamic world. In such circumstances, the role of the United Nations is more important than ever before in encouraging and promoting cultural diversity, tolerance and mutual understanding among religions. In that context, Uzbekistan welcomes the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace to be held on 4 and 5 October. In conclusion, I wish to express the sincere hope that the results of the work of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session will promote the successful realization of the joint efforts of Member States to address challenges and threats to global security, as well as the further peaceful development of the world’s nations.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The designation by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, as a world capital of Islamic culture represented the recognition of the role and significance of Uzbekistan in Islamic civilization. Uzbekistan has for centuries been a centre of enlightened Islam, which seeks to strengthen in the consciousness of people such eternal values as the aspiration towards kindness and peace, tolerance in inter-ethnic and inter-faith relations, and mutual respect and accord among peoples, regardless of the colour of their skin or their beliefs. That is why we are seriously concerned about some negative interpretations of the historical role of Islam and the deliberate distortion of historical facts.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The Republic of Uzbekistan makes its own contribution to the support of the dialogue among cultures and civilizations, which must be maintained in the framework of international law without strain or pressure, without attempts to impose unacceptable values and moral norms and by preserving respect for peoples, thought processes which have been shaped over many centuries and millennia. The correctness of such an approach was particularly stressed during the international conference on Uzbekistan’s contribution to the development of Islamic civilization, held in Uzbekistan in August 2007, and attended by prominent scholars, theologians and government and public figures from different parts of the world.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Certainly, the most important conditions for that are the reaching of a consensus, the taking of coordinated measures by all parties interested in stabilizing and reviving Afghanistan and curbing the ever-present drug threat that emanates from that country. The matter of shaping and promoting an ideology of tolerance, mutual understanding and cultural diversity has taken on a special urgency in the context of maintaining peace and security at the regional and global levels.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The current situation in Central Asia demonstrates the interlinking of many contradictory processes, which could negatively influence security not only in our region, but also far beyond its limits. Uzbekistan has consistently supported the effective post-war recovery of Afghanistan. We strongly believe that stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan should be accomplished not through militarization, but through demilitarization, the resolution of outstanding social and economic problems and support to the country’s population through the active participation and assistance of the world community.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“According to those fundamental requirements of the Conventions, authoritative international experts must give guarantees that the construction of hydrotechnical facilities will not have irremediable ecological consequences and will not throw off the established balance of the use of watercourses of transboundary rivers by all States located in the basin of those rivers. We are convinced that those requirements must be fulfilled in the implementation of various projects building hydropower facilities in Central Asia with the participation of both national and transnational companies, so as not to allow for a catastrophic deterioration of the ecological situation in the region. We would like to remind investor countries who have expressed a wish to participate in the implementation of such projects of those conditions.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Those Conventions require that transboundary waters be used in a reasonable and equitable way, taking into particular account their transboundary character, in the case of activities that have or are likely to have a transboundary impact. In the case of the infliction of damage, all measures must be taken to repair or mitigate such damage, and, if necessary, the issue of compensation is to be considered. It is underscored in United Nations Conventions that the watercourse States shall cooperate on the basis of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, mutual benefit and good faith.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The Republic of Uzbekistan believes that all decisions on the use of the watercourses of transboundary rivers, including the construction of hydropower facilities, must in no way inflict ecological damage or infringe upon the interests of the population of countries in the neighbouring territories. The Convention on the Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context of February 1991, the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of March 1992, and the Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses of 1997 directly point to the reasonable use of transboundary river resources.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“One of the most serious problems of the present day is the reasonable use of natural resources and, above all, water and energy resources. Various and ambiguous approaches in this sphere hamper the process of development and lead to conflict situations and sometimes to ecological catastrophes. The fate of the Aral Sea may serve as an example. The receding of the Sea has tragic consequences not only for the peoples of Central Asia but also for the larger subregion and even all of Eurasia. It is necessary to underscore that the major point is the use of resources and watercourses of transboundary rivers, which over the span of centuries have met the vital needs of States and peoples living along these rivers.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Allow me, on behalf of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to welcome the participants in the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and wish this forum success in its work. I am not mistaken if I say that the world community is looking forward to concrete results from the realization of the development goals formulated in the Millennium Declaration. A special role has been assigned to the United Nations in achieving the objectives set by the Declaration, including elaborating fair and acceptable approaches to the issues of the access to, and use and distribution of, natural resources; maintaining environmental sustainability; combating transnational threats; and establishing a free, tolerant and stable developing world in the context of globalization.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Sow (Guinea), Vice-President, took the Chair. In closing, I express my sincere hope that the results of the work of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session will contribute to the successful realization of the joint efforts of the Member States in the struggle against threats and challenges to global security and to furthering the peaceful development of peoples.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Uzbekistan, as an initiator of a nuclear-weapon- free zone in the region, together with its neighbours, is doing everything possible to strengthen the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. On 8 September 2006 in Semipalatinsk, the Central Asia Nuclear-Weapon- Free Zone Treat was signed. That initiative, put forward by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, is a concrete contribution of the States in the region to strengthening the global non-proliferation process and also to creating a solid system of regional security. Uzbekistan calls upon nuclear powers to accede to the protocol on security guarantees annexed to the Central Asia Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone Treaty as soon as possible. I wish to take this opportunity to express gratitude to the United Nations for its assistance in realizing this initiative. Mr.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“This instrument must be of a non-discriminatory nature, exclude the policy of double standards and call upon States for concerted action in countering the ideologies of extremism. Maintenance of regional and global security is not possible without establishing comprehensive peace and stability in Afghanistan. One way to resolve the Afghan problem and restore a peaceful and neutral Afghanistan is effective and real progress in implementing concrete projects, funded by the international community, in the social, economic and humanitarian spheres — those spheres that can affect attitudes among the long-suffering people of Afghanistan. A fundamental strategy review and more efficient coordination are required in combating one of the most dangerous problems: drug production and drug trafficking.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)