On March 2, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in Baku.
In accordance with the agenda, current issues of sustainable development during the post-pandemic recovery of the world such as environment protection, food security provision, and others were discussed.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his speech emphasized the challenges and risks associated with climate change, natural and man-made disasters that humanity has been facing in recent years in addition to fighting the pandemic.
In order to deeply study the causes of such emergencies and effectively prevent their consequences, Mirziyoyev proposed establishing a Special Monitoring and Research Network of the Non-Aligned Movement.
<iframe width="680" height="460" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vbLlc8Y9c_Q" title="Mirziyoyev's key international initiatives at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Shavkat Mirziyoyev raised another important issue on the global agenda which is mitigating the effects of the ongoing economic crisis.
To create vast economic opportunities for the development of practical cooperation, promotion of regional joint programs and major projects, it was proposed to regularly hold Economic Forums on the eve of the Summit of Non-Aligned Movement.
Uzbekistan’s Leader also proposed to organize in 2024 the Unbounded Opportunities Summit of the Youth Network of the Non-Aligned Movement in ancient Samarkand, in order to harmonize policies and plans, and exchange experience in this direction.
Gulrukh Abdullaeva, UzA