Uzbekistan – U.S. cooperation in the field of standardization discussed

In Washington, D.C., Director of the Uzbekistan Technical Regulation Agency, Akmal Jumanazarov, met with Vice Presidents of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Joseph Tretler and Mary Saunders.

The meeting, organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the United States, included a comprehensive discussion of the current state of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United States in standardization and accreditation, as well as prospects for its further development.

At the meeting, special attention was paid to expanding the scope of cooperation in standardization and accreditation, improving the activities of national technical committees, further intensifying Uzbekistan’s participation in the technical committees of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), introducing international standards into national practice, as well as training qualified specialists for the sector.

The U.S. side positively assessed Uzbekistan’s active participation in cooperation between Central Asia and the United States within the “C5+1” format, its efforts within the frameworks of ISO and IEC, the country’s rise to 52nd place in the Global Quality Infrastructure Index, the consistent implementation of digitalization processes in the sector, as well as the intensification of efforts to accede to the World Trade Organization.

In addition, agreements were reached on improving the activities of the Information Center on Technical Barriers to Trade within the structure of the Uzbekistan Institute of Standards, introducing digital and artificial intelligence technologies, sending specialists to the United States for professional training, aligning national legislation with WTO agreements and norms, eliminating technical trade barriers, and organizing trainings and seminars on standard requirements for accessing the U.S. market.

At the conclusion of the meeting, a cooperation program to develop collaboration in standardization was signed between the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Uzbekistan Technical Regulation Agency.

The American National Standards Institute was established in 1918 and holds a leading position in the international standardization system. ANSI is a full member of 560 technical committees within the ISO framework, participates as an observer in 8 technical committees, and manages 93 technical secretariats. According to the Global Quality Infrastructure Index, the United States ranks second among 186 countries, with leading positions in metrology and accreditation.

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