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UZBEK-AMERICAN RELATIONS August 1, 2009 THE UZBEK-AMERICAN RELATIONS Political relations. The United States of America recognized the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991. On February 19, 1992 the diplomatic relations between the countries were established. The US Embassy in Tashkent was opened in

March, 1992. The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the USA began its work in February, 1995 in Washington DC. Core document of bilateral relationship is the Declaration on the Strategic Partnership that was signed in March, 2002. For the last years the relations between

Uzbekistan and the USA have strengthened. The high level of mutual understanding in many directions of cooperation have been achieved, the significant experience of bilateral interaction has been maintained within the framework of the international organizations. The Uzbek-American relations today cover a wide range of issues and are effectively developing in fields of regional security, fight against transnational threats, deepening of political and economic consultations.

Tashkent and Washington carry out active and useful interaction with the purpose of assistance in political and economic revival of Afghanistan. One of priority spheres of Uzbek-American relations is cooperation on border security. Main focus of cooperation in this field is significant expansion of interaction in the sphere of prevention of narcotraffick and smuggling of radioactive materials.

Uzbekistan productively cooperates with the United States in the field of education. During the years of independence hundreds of representatives of the Uzbek youth under “Iste’dod (formerly Umid)” fund and US government programs have studied in American universities. Uzbek-American political ties have been steadily developing over the last years.

During 2008, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Donald Camp, Ambassador-al-large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford, Director of Office for Central Asia at US Department of State visited

Uzbekistan. In July, 2009 Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns and a high-level American delegation visited Tashkent to discuss wide range of bilateral issues with the leadership of the Government of Uzbekistan. During the press conference Undersecretary Burns noted: “I am pleased to have the opportunity to visit

Tashkent along with a delegation of senior officials of the United States Government representing the White House, the State Department and the Defense Department. Our visit is a reflection of President Obama’s commitment to strong, mutually beneficial relations between our two countries based on mutual respect and common interests. I would like once again to express our appreciation for the

important contributions Uzbekistan is making to our common effort in Afghanistan, through its support for the Northern Distribution Network and through the important provision of electricity to Kabul and other Afghan cities”. “Uzbekistan obviously plays an important leadership role in this region. We have before us an opportunity to expand economic cooperation between our two countries, particularly

in trade and investment. We look forward to continuing to work together on important issues like counter narcotics, counterterrorism, and border security,” Undersecretary Burns said. Trade-Economic and Investment Cooperation Uzbekistan attaches great importance to trade, economic as well as investment cooperation with the United States. The United States is one of the 10 largest trade partners of

Uzbekistan. According to US Census Bureau, as of the end of 2008 trade turn-over between the United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan made up 592.9 mln. USD; exports - 292.2 mln. USD, imports - 300.7 mln. USD. Basic items of export are services, clap - fiber, products of inorganic chemistry, machines and equipment, and other. Items of import mainly are machine and equipment, chemical products and plastic

food items, services and others. The American companies take part in realization of a number of the priority investment projects in mining and petrol-oil complex, development of technological base of agriculture, food-processing industry and transport infrastructure. In October, 2007 the “O’zavtosanoat”, UzDAEWOOauto, General Motors and GM DAT signed an agreement to set up the

JV GM-Uzbekistan having chartered capital of US$ 266.7 million. The agreement states that for entering the joint venture’s chartered capital initially the GM purchases the UzDAEWOOauto’s stocks of US$ 66.7 million by issuing its additional stocks sold closely. Terms of establishing the GM-Uzbekistan state that the GM will own 25% stocks of the joint venture with opportunity of making its share to 40%.

The rest of 75% belongs to the “O’zavtosanoat” now. The Resolution of the President of Uzbekistan released the GM-Uzbekistan from all types of taxes for five years and custom tariffs for imported utilities and technologies and Uzbek manufacturers of utilities from VAT and income tax on products sold to the country’s motor car industry. In Uzbekistan special attention is given to the localization of production of the component

parts for the automobiles. and in 2007 it was planned to raise the localization level to 60%. A number of projects are planned envisaging the expansion of local production. Efforts are being made to include these producers into the global network of the GM suppliers, which would provide them an opportunity to export their products to other countries, where the brand's automobiles are manufactured. It is noteworthy that despite the difficulties caused by the

world financial and economic crisis, GM Uzbekistan has managed to increase production of vehicle by 0.2% year-on-year to 90,320 in January-June 2009. The venture produced 40,533 Nexia vehicles (-9.8% year-on-year), 29,968 Matiz vehicles (-7.7), 10,465 Damas mini-buses (-5.3%), 8,097 Laccetti cars, 591 Epica (-30.6%) and 666 Captiva (-21.4%). According to the statistics,

GM Uzbekistan increased car output by 13.5% in 2008 and produced 195,038 vehicles. United States–Uzbekistan relations From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The neutrality of this article needs to be checked. This article is largely or entirely based on text from public domain United States government sources. This article may express the point of view of the

United States government or may contain an unbalanced critical assessment. It may require editing to put it in compliance with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy.(October 2008) United States – Uzbekistan relations United States Uzbekistan Uzbek–American relations most importantly begun when the

United States recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and opened an Embassy in Tashkent in March 1992. U.S Uzbekistan relations developed slowly and reached a peak following the U.S. decision to invade Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Relations cooled significantly following the "color revolutions" in

Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan in 2003-2005, and the Government of Uzbekistan sought to limit the influence of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on civil society, political reform, and human rights inside the country. Relations deteriorated rapidly following U.S. and European demands for an independent, international investigation into the

May 2005 Andijan Massacre. Relations improved slightly in the latter half of 2007, but the U.S. continues to call for Uzbekistan to meet all of its commitments under the March 2002 Declaration of Strategic Partnership between the two countries. The declaration covers not only security and economic relations but political reform, economic reform, and human rights. Uzbekistan has Central Asia's largest population and is vital to

U.S regional, and international efforts to promote stability and security. Contents [hide] • 1 Trade and investment • 2 Assistance • 3 Principal U.S. Embassy Officials • 4 Diplomatic missions • 5 References • 6 External links [edit] Trade and investment Trade relations are regulated by a bilateral trade agreement, which entered into force

January 14, 1994. It provides for extension of most-favored-nation trade status between the two countries. The U.S. additionally granted Uzbekistan exemption from many U.S. import tariffs under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP status) on August 17, 1994. A Bilateral Investment Treaty was signed December 16, 1994; it has been ratified by

Uzbekistan and received advice and consent of the U.S. Senate in October 2000. However, the Bilateral Investment Treaty will be unlikely to enter into force until Uzbekistan embarks on economic reform. The government is taking some modest steps to reduce the bureaucratic restraints on the nascent private sector. [edit] Assistance The United States' humanitarian and technical assistance to

Uzbekistan has decreased markedly since 2004, both as a result of government actions against U.S. implementing partners and U.S. Government restrictions on aid. Since its independence, the U.S. has provided technical support to Uzbekistan's efforts to restructure its economy and to improve its environment, education, and health care system, provided support to nascent NGOs, and provided equipment to improve water availability

and quality in the Aral Sea region. Through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Embassy's Public Affairs Section, the U.S. Government continues to support educational and professional exchanges and other programs that offer Uzbeks the opportunity to study in the United States and to establish professional contacts with their

American counterparts. The Departments of State and Defense provide technical assistance in the form of equipment and training to enhance Uzbekistan's control over its borders and its capabilities to interdict the illicit movement of narcotics, people, and goods, including potential weapons of mass destruction-related items. In FY 2003, the United States provided roughly $87.4 million in humanitarian aid, technical assistance,

military-to-military funding, and micro-credit support in Uzbekistan. U.S. assistance grew to approximately $101.8 million in FY 2004, but fell to $92.6 million in FY 2005. These programs were designed to promote market reform and to establish a foundation for an open, prosperous, democratic society. Starting in 2004, the Secretary of State has been unable to certify that

Uzbekistan has met its obligations under the bilateral 2002 Strategic Framework Agreement. As a result, U.S. assistance declined to approximately $20 million in FY 2006. Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C. However after the supply routes through Pakistan were interrupted in 2012, the ban on military assistance to Uzbekistan was pragmatically lifted.[1] USAID provides both technical and humanitarian assistance.

Technical assistance to Uzbekistan promotes sound fiscal and management policies, a strengthened business-enabling environment, enhanced competitiveness of the agribusiness sector, increased citizens' participation in civil society and economic decision making, improved sustainability of social benefits and services, reduced environmental risks to public health, and other multi-sector reform programs. The USAID/Central Asian Republics Uzbekistan health program focuses on four chief needs: primary health

care reform, HIV/AIDS and infectious disease control, drug demand reduction, and reproductive and maternal and child health. Programs are designed to develop local capacity and promote mechanisms for citizens to engage with their local government. U.S. Government funds also support the work of non-governmental organizations to prevent trafficking in persons and care for victims. USAID supports the Institute for New Democracies in initiatives to strengthen the protection of human

rights.[2] Peace Corps staff arrived in Uzbekistan in August 1992, and a bilateral agreement to establish the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan was signed November 4, 1992. The first volunteers arrived in December 1992. Peace Corps Volunteers were active in English teaching, small business development, public health, and women's

issues. However, Uzbekistan failed to renew visas for Peace Corps volunteers in 2005, ending the Peace Corps presence in the country. Department of State-managed exchange programs, farmer-to-farmer exchanges, and the Department of Commerce's Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT) contribute to expansion of technical know-how and support bilateral

relations. The U.S. also provides export finance/guarantees and political risk insurance for U.S. exporters and investors through the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Proceeds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Monetization Program are scheduled to finance more than 30 farmer assistance and rural development

projects which were approved jointly by U.S. and Uzbek officials in 2005. Some of the selected projects are already underway. On October 23, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the new General Motors Powertrain Plant in Tashkent with Foreign Minister Ganiev, before its official opening next month.

They received a tour of the 40-hectacre facility from General Director of GM Powertrain Uzbekistan Juergen Spendel. The plant is the result of collaboration between American and Uzbek companies – GM and UzAvtosanoat, respectively – that has provided job opportunities in both countries. It is expected to produce more than 225,000 engines each year.

The plant itself was designed by Uzbek and American engineers and architects working together, and was built to be environmentally-friendly to the local community. Secretary Clinton noted that the plant “will serve as a symbol of our friendship and cooperation.” Secretary Clinton signs an engine block. In remarks following the tour, she highlighted the importance of this cooperation, as well as the importance of increasing economic opportunity around the globe,

noting that economics is a central focus of the United States’ foreign policy. Additionally, Secretary Clinton announced that the U.S. State Department and the nonprofit organization CRDF Global are launching the CRDF Central Asian Technology Entrepreneurship Program. This program will award a $20,000 techno prize to eight individual entrepreneurs.

One of the eight will be selected to travel to Silicon Valley, in California, and have the opportunity to meet with potential investors and learn more about marketing his or her technology. The program aims to help train the next generation of entrepreneurs and foster a culture of technology-centered development in Uzbekistan and throughout the Central Asian region.

Secretary Clinton noted that the U.S. prizes entrepreneurship and wants to “encourage it here in Uzbekistan,” which would provide Uzbekistan with more tools to help the country take an even greater advantage of the global marketplace. Before heading back to Washington, Secretary Clinton congratulated GM Uzbekistan on being named a finalist for the State Department’s 2011 Award for Corporate Excellence and thanked

GM Uzbekistan for making such a “wonderful partnership.” To commemorate the partnership, she signed an engine block that will be permanently displayed at the factory.