and financial policies on the most important areas. Successful implementation of such
cooperation would help increase production, expand markets, and would also be an effective
mechanism for solving many social issues.
To achieve these goals, in 2017 Uzbekistan launched an initiative on the need to develop
an efficient transport system in the post-Soviet space. Taking into account the key role of the
transport complex in the development of the economies of the CIS countries, it is necessary to
conduct a coordinated transport and logistics policy, to develop a unified approach to the
principles of development of interstate transit infrastructure. This will not only expand the
conditions for the movement of goods, but also give additional impetus to the formation of a
common economic space of the Commonwealth.
In turn, the task of accelerating the development of innovative cooperation among the CIS
countries, including through the development of common scientific and technical priorities,
dictates the need for joint programs in the field of training highly qualified personnel, high-tech
projects, and conducting joint research.
The CIS for Uzbekistan is the most important institution for practical cooperation in priority
areas, and the Commonwealth member countries are our natural partners, neighbors and
friends. We are united by multifaceted cultural ties. Therefore, among the important aspects are
considered the prospects in the tourism sector, the potential of which is not yet fully involved.
This necessitates the targeted implementation of the Strategy for the Development of
Cooperation between the CIS Member States in the Field of Tourism and the development of a
plan of concrete actions.
In general, given the multifaceted nature of historical ties and common goals for all
member countries, the intensification of cooperation within the framework of the Commonwealth
is an absolute priority for Uzbekistan. So, speaking at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of
State in Dushanbe in September 2018, President of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev noted that
against the background of the dynamic changes taking place in the world, strengthening global
challenges and threats, the CIS confirms its relevance, speaking an important platform for
strengthening multidimensional cooperation. As Sh. Mirziyoyev stressed, over the past year
Uzbekistan has joined more than 10 sectoral cooperation bodies in the fields of economy,
energy, science and innovation, and the fight against crime.
In the conditions when the prospective strategic goals set by the country do not naturally
contradict the similar trends among our partners in the CIS, it is necessary to timely adjust the
content of the long-term economic projects implemented at the site.
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