INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Dina MALYSHEVA

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Dina Malysheva, D.Sc. (Political Science), chief researcher at the Institute of World Economics and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russian Federation)

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In 2006, two problems defined the country’s international affairs: consolidation of the regional security system and the fight against radical Islamism. In addition, the Andijan events of May 2005, which drove a wedge in Tashkent’s relations with the West, had an extremely strong impact on the republic’s foreign policy.

The republic’s Foreign Ministry underwent some changes. Vladimir Norov (Russian by nationality) replaced pro-American Foreign Minister Elier Ganiev, who was moved to the post of minister of foreign economic relations, investments, and trade. This personnel shift was supposed to underline the importance of relations between Uzbekistan and Russia. Former first deputy foreign minister Ison Mustafaev was appointed as ambassador to Belgium by a decision of the Uzbekistan Senate on 1 December. The day before, on 30 November, Maruf Usmanov was appointed chairman of the Committee on Defense and Security.

The measures taken by the United States, in cooperation with the European Union, to economically and diplomatically isolate Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov and his entourage did not yield the anticipated results. In November, the U.N. General Assembly did not review the resolution draft submitted by the U.S. and EU countries on the Situation Regarding Human Rights in Uzbekistan. Instead, at the Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, a resolution on Encouraging an Equal and Mutually Respected Dialog on Human Rights proposed by……………

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