Uzbekistan’s experience in ensuring religious tolerance and interethnic harmony is discussed in Paris
On September 26, 2018, Paris hosted a roundtable discussion on “Security, religious tolerance and interethnic harmony: priority directions of domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, organized by the Institute for Forecasting and Security in Europe together with experts from Information and Analytical Center for International Relations and Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies.
On September 26, 2018, Paris hosted a roundtable discussion on “Security, religious tolerance and interethnic harmony: priority directions of domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, organized by the Institute for Forecasting and Security in Europe together with experts from Information and Analytical Center for International Relations and Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the sides exchanged views on growth of contemporary challenges and threats to European and Central Asian countries security, especially, international terrorism, religious extremism and radicalism during unstable situation in the Middle East, Afghanistan and other conflict zones, as well as discussed promising areas of Uzbekistan – France cooperation on the issues of ensuring regional security in Central Asia.
Representatives of political and public circles of France were informed about large-scale reforms carried out in Uzbekistan within the framework of implementation of the Action Strategy on further development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021, as well as key principles and priorities of development of domestic and foreign policy of Uzbekistan.
Following the event, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Information and Analytical Center for International Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Institute for Forecasting and Security in Europe, providing for implementation of joint research projects on further expanding Uzbekistan – France cooperation at bilateral and multibilateral levels.
The Institute for Forecasting and Security in Europe, founded in 1998, brings together more than 250 experts and deals with foreign policy, international security issues and regional development.