Published on: 2026-09-24
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September 23, 2026 UN
Speaking at the general political debates of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Head of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan Saida Mirzieeva stated that in the conditions of wars and growing distrust, her country chooses openness, good-neighborliness, and dialogue. “Today, different countries are increasingly asked the question: ‘Whose side are you on?’ Uzbekistan’s answer to this question is absolutely clear. We are on the side of humanity,” she said.
Mirziyoyeva emphasized that no state is capable of dealing with global threats alone. According to her, the world needs the UN, which not only makes decisions but also implements them, and in which the voice of every country is heard. Uzbekistan supports the Secretary-General’s “UN-80” initiative and advocates expanding the membership of the Security Council. Mirziyoyeva also reminded that next year the country will chair the Non-Aligned Movement and asked for support for its candidacy as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for 2035–2036.
Speaking about Central Asia, Mirziyoyeva noted that the countries of the region have been able to change the nature of their relations and began to perceive each other as partners. She called for not viewing Afghanistan exclusively as a source of threat and not leaving its people alone with difficulties. International law, she emphasized, must be a common rule for all states, not a tool that changes depending on someone’s interests.
A significant part of Mirziyoyev’s speech was devoted to the results of reforms in Uzbekistan. According to the data she provided, over ten years the economy’s volume grew from 50 to 147 billion dollars, exports nearly tripled, and the poverty level decreased to four percent. Enrollment in preschool education increased from 27 to 78 percent, and in higher education – from 9 to 45 percent. The average life expectancy, she said, rose from 66 to more than 75 years, and maternal and infant mortality decreased fourfold. “The true value of the reforms is revealed precisely in people’s lives. Especially in the lives of children,” she said.
Touching on environmental issues, Mirziyoyeva called the drying up of the Aral Sea a consequence of decisions made over decades. Uzbekistan, she reported, is creating green zones on the dried sea bed, implementing water-saving technologies, and intends to increase the share of renewable energy to 54 percent by 2030. She also called to back the Decade of Action for Ecosystem Restoration for 2027–2036, proclaimed by the General Assembly on the initiative of Uzbekistan, with practical deeds.
Mirziyoyeva separately touched on artificial intelligence: its development, according to her, should be connected with human rights, security, and equal opportunities. Among other changes in the country, she mentioned the eradication of child and systemic forced labor, toughening responsibility for domestic violence, and support for female entrepreneurship. Today, she noted, women make up 39 percent of the deputies of the Parliament of Uzbekistan.
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