{"id":41424,"date":"2022-02-17T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/?p=41424"},"modified":"2023-03-30T17:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:17:41","slug":"uzbekistan-asked-france-to-be-more-involved-in-central-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/uzbekistan\/uzbekistan-asked-france-to-be-more-involved-in-central-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan asked France to be more involved in Central Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>On May the 3rd 2021, the two ministers spoke about the future of the Franco Uzbek cooperation, the possible prospects and the actual obstacle. Their telephone conversation demonstrates a new step towards a partnership already robust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This article was originally published on Novastan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/europe-et-asie-centrale\/la-france-invitee-par-louzbekistan-a-simpliquer-davantage-en-asie-centrale\/\">French website<\/a> on 10 May 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/uzdaily.uz\/en\/post\/65213\">Uzbek media Uzbekistan Daily<\/a>, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abdulaziz_Kamilov\">Abdulaziz Kamilov<\/a>, rang his French counterpart <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Yves_Le_Drian\">Jean-Yves Le Drian<\/a> on 3 May 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two ministers discussed the current situation and the perspective of the Franco-Uzbek cooperation in political, commercial, economic, cultural, and humanitarian areas among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A full schedule for Uzbekistan and France<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The joint events to come between both countries were inspected, such as the next meeting of the Franco-Uzbek intergovernmental committee on commercial and economic cooperation. The latter was held on May 10 at Tashkent, Uzbekistan\u2019s capital, as described by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/en\/country-files\/uzbekistan\/events\/article\/uzbekistan-meeting-between-jean-yves-le-drian-and-his-counterpart-abdulaziz\">French minister of Foreign Affairs<\/a>. Both counterparts also mentioned the second ministerial meeting as part of the France-Central Asia format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdulaziz Kamilov and Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed some local problems in Central Asia regarding security. Afghanistan\u2019s situation was part of the discussion, together with <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/newsletter\/newsletter-deadly-clashes-at-the-kyrgyz-tajik-border\/\">the recent confrontation<\/a> at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border that has caused about fifty deaths. In such circumstances, both ministers expressed the necessity of a local stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more on Novastan: <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/tajikistan\/what-are-the-underlying-reasons-for-the-deadly-kyrgyz-tajik-border-clashes\/\">What are the underlying reasons for the deadly Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the discussion, Abdulaziz Kamilov expressed his will to see France be part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/joint-statement-of-the-c51-on-the-international-conference-central-and-south-asia-regional-connectivity-challenges-and-opportunities\/\">International Conference<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/joint-statement-of-the-c51-on-the-international-conference-central-and-south-asia-regional-connectivity-challenges-and-opportunities\/\"> \u201cCentral and Southern Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenge and opportunity.\u201d<\/a> This conference, which will take place in July 2021 in Tashkent, will be welcoming the involvement of Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.mid.ru\/en\/foreign_policy\/news\/-\/asset_publisher\/cKNonkJE02Bw\/content\/id\/4604921\">as declared<\/a> by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sergey_Lavrov\">Serguey Lavrov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hp-newsletter col-span-3 lg:col-span-1 flex flex-col bg-primary-100 border-t-8 border-secondary-500 rounded-lg justify-center items-center lg:items-stretch px-6 py-6 gap-4 box-border\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"enveloppe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-envelope text-5xl text-secondary-300\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"formulaire_nl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"font-bold text-xl block\">The whole of Central Asia in your inbox\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our free weekly newsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"flex w-3\/4 lg:w-full\" action=\"https:\/\/us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=6a15a2256d412b041fdec39e8&amp;id=d479236523\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"flex-grow py-2 px-3 border border-primary-300 rounded-l\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email\" name=\"EMAIL\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"bg-secondary-500 py-2 px-3 text-white rounded-r-md border border-secondary-500\" type=\"submit\" value=\"\" name=\"subscribe\">Register<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"underline text-secondary-700\">Click here for the latest issue\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- newsletter -->\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>This event should allow Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan to talk about the development of the transport network between the three countries. This is a major issue which is part of a tourism development project <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/uzbekistan\/uzbekistan-to-develop-international-and-domestic-tourism\/?noredirect=en-GB\">announced <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/uzbekistan\/uzbekistan-to-develop-international-and-domestic-tourism\/?noredirect=en-GB\">by Uzbek<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/uzbekistan\/uzbekistan-to-develop-international-and-domestic-tourism\/?noredirect=en-GB\"> government<\/a> in late February. In late April, a railway line between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/tajikistan\/railway-between-tajikistan-and-uzbekistan-to-be-electrified\/?noredirect=en-GB\">has been<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/tajikistan\/railway-between-tajikistan-and-uzbekistan-to-be-electrified\/?noredirect=en-GB\"> provided with electricity<\/a>, showing the ambition of developing the railway network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more on Novastan: <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/uzbekistan\/russia-commits-to-railroad-corridor-china-kyrgyzstan-uzbekistan\/\">Russia commits to railroad corridor China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean-Yves Le Drian already had the will to strengthen the relationship of France and Uzbekistan. During a conference held on <a href=\"https:\/\/asiaplustj.info\/en\/news\/centralasia\/20180831\/president-of-france-invites-shavkat-mirziyoyev-to-pay-visit-to-paris\">July 20 2018<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asiaplustj.info\/en\/news\/centralasia\/20180831\/president-of-france-invites-shavkat-mirziyoyev-to-pay-visit-to-paris\">,<\/a> the minister delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vie-publique.fr\/discours\/206395-declaration-de-m-jean-yves-le-drian-ministre-de-leurope-et-des-affair\">a speech<\/a> describing the willpower of France to reinforce the commercial and economic relationships with Uzbekistan. \u201cI deeply wish France to become a partner in Uzbekistan. To achieve this goal, I know that administration and businesses [\u2026] are not sparing themselves.\u201d, he concluded in his speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this speech was the last connection between Uzbekistan and Jean-Yves Le Drian before the telephonic talk with his counterpart on 3 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France and Uzbekistan, a long-time cooperation<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The relations between the two countries are not new. Since the ratification of the friendship and cooperation treaty between Uzbekistan and France in 1993, both demonstrate <a href=\"https:\/\/minenergy.uz\/en\/news\/view\/370#\">a strong bond and work together in several fields.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French companies are particularly involved in Uzbekistan\u2019s business. In December 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/europe-et-asie-centrale\/rungis-sexporte-en-ouzbekistan\/\">an agreement was signed<\/a> to allow French company Rungis to set up in Uzbekistan. And vice versa, Uzbek businesses collaborate with France. In late April, Uzbek society Global Exports <a href=\"https:\/\/uznews.uz\/ru\/article\/30571\/?fbclid=IwAR3JJbzmN6Pa88JUvNtSV4oOxJQmTfBsDwHHOXNr7sKr-Qg_WZMREjVBT6A\">furnished<\/a> thousands of tons of beans to Bonduelle, a massive vegetable distribution company in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan is not the first minister from Central Asia with whom Jean-Yves Le Drian talked recently. This establishing contact with Abdulaziz Kamilov is reminiscent of the conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs from Kazakhstan, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mukhtar_Tleuberdi\">Mukhtar Tleuberdi<\/a> on late April 28, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/en\/country-files\/kazakhstan\/news\/article\/kazakhstan-telephone-conversation-between-jean-yves-le-drian-and-the-deputy\">as reported by the French ministry&#8217;s website<\/a>. In the same fashion, the two ministers discussed relationships between both countries and expressed their desire to strengthen cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>L\u00e9onard Dillies<\/strong>\n<strong>Writer for Novastan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Translated <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/europe-et-asie-centrale\/la-france-invitee-par-louzbekistan-a-simpliquer-davantage-en-asie-centrale\/\">from French<\/a> by Flavie Deschamps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Edited by Emma Bekrine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more news and analysis from Central Asia, follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Novastan_Eng\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Novastan.org\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/novastan\">Telegram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/fondation-novastan\/\">Linkedin<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/novastanorg\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May the 3rd 2021, the two ministers spoke about the future of the Franco Uzbek cooperation, the possible prospects and the actual obstacle. Their telephone conversation demonstrates a new step towards a partnership already robust. This article was originally published on Novastan\u2019s French website on 10 May 2021. 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