EXPANSION OF UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMIC TIES WITH RUSSIA

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Economic cooperation, mutual exchange, historical and cultural dialogues, mutual agreements and treaties between Uzbekistan and Russia were covered and analyzed based on sources. The article touched upon the mutual cooperation between Uzbekistan and Russia in the economic, social, and cultural spheres. The Republic of Uzbekistan was recognized by the Russian Federation as an independent republic on March 20, 1992, and diplomatic relations between the two countries have been established sincethat day. I. Karimov said at the first session of the second convocation of the Oliy Majlis: "Our historically established economic, cultural and friendly relations with Russia are of great importance for Uzbekistan. Further strengthening of cooperation and strategic partnership between thetwo countries, built onthebasis of mutual equality and benefit, is intheinterests of bothRussiaand Uzbekistan." [1] Relationsbetween thetwo countries are based onthefollowing mostimportant documents: -Treaty on Allied Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan (November 14,2005); -Treaty on Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan(June16,2004); -Treaty on Deepening EconomicCooperation in1998-2007. (signed onOctober 12,1998); From 1991 to 2004, 171 international treaties and more than 33 other documents were signed between thetwo countries. Since 2004, bilateral relations have been developing rapidly. On April 15-16, 2004, during the working visit of the First President Islam Karimov to Russia, an open and sincere dialogue was held onbilateral relations and current international issues. On June 16, 2004, during a bilateral meeting between I.A. Karimov and V.V. Putin within the framework of the Tashkent Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed. High-level dialogue between Uzbekistan and Russia continued during the visit of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov to Russia on July 2-3, 2004, the summits of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS in Astana on September 16, 2004, and the summits of the Organization of Central Asian States in Dushanbe on October 18, 2004, where the Russian delegation led by President V.V. Putin participated for the first time as a full member. Recently, the process of strengthening cooperation in the field of agricultural processing has become noticeable. Currently, nine joint ventures with Baltimore, Cherkizovo and other well- known Russian companies are operating in this area. The Bim Bill Dan company signed an page1801 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue05,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai agreement to purchase 77 percent of the shares of the Tashkent association and planned to invest$20million in theproduction ofdairy products and fruit juices. [2] The opening of the "Uzbekistan" Trading House in the Russian Federation was one of the important steps towards further strengthening trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. On December 19, 2005, the opening ceremony of the Russian Trading House was held inTashkent. Currently, Russian language classes are taught in 676 schools in Uzbekistan, where 250 thousand studentsare studying. During the years of independence, the republic's libraries were enriched with new literature. Every year, 1.0-1.2 million copies of textbooks and manuals in 40-45 titles are published in Russianintherepublic. 85newspapers and 52magazines are published in Russian. On the initiative of scientists, cultural figures and public figures of the two countries, a presentation of the "Fund of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan" was held in Moscow in March 2004, which was established to promote the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Uzbek people. Meetings of prominent figures of art and culture of the two countries, tours of national theaters, andexhibitionsof artists are regularly held.[3] President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to the Russian Federation on April 4-5,2017,at theinvitationof President ofthe Russian Federation VladimirPutin. The narrow meeting of the presidents discussed issues of further development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Russia, strengthening peace and security, regional and international issues of interest to the parties. The talks focused on issues of further development of cooperation in trade and economy, petrochemicals, transport communications, agriculture, culture, tourism, creating decent conditionsfor labormigrants, and otherareas.[4] Uzbekistan and Russia have been supporting each other in the international arena. Mutual consultations are being held consistently between the ministries of foreign policy, foreign trade, and defense of thetwo countries. Our countries also cooperate effectively within the framework ofinternational struct