00:00Presidents of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
00:02Uzbekistan moved to strengthen its international profile this week,
00:06as President Shavkat Mirzyogyev took part in the signing of the founding charter of the Board of Peace in Davos.
00:13By joining the Board as a founding member, Tashkent committed to an active role in multilateral efforts,
00:19focused on dialogue, conflict de-escalation and international cooperation.
00:24According to the Uzbek presidency, the move reflects the country's foreign policy priorities
00:28and its support for peaceful solutions through international institutions.
00:33On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos,
00:36President Mirzyogyev also had a series of high-level bilateral meetings.
00:41He met with the leaders of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Serbia,
00:45as well as the Prime Minister of Hungary, focusing on political dialogue and cooperation.
00:50The Uzbek leader also met former British Prime Minister
00:53and current chairman of the Institute of Global Change, Tony Blair,
00:57to exchange views on global economic transformation and governance reforms.
01:02Economic diplomacy featured prominently.
01:04He also met the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
01:09EBRD investments in Uzbekistan have reached nearly 6.5 billion euros,
01:14with almost 1 million euros invested in 2025 alone.
01:18For Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirzyogyev,
01:20the visit to the World Economic Forum at Davos had two parallel tracks.
01:25First, the geopolitical and diplomatic one,
01:27as he signed the founding charter of Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
01:32And the second track was the economic one,
01:34as he met with the U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Latnik and BlackRock
01:39to discuss the investment opportunities between the United States and Uzbekistan.
01:44Sasha Bakulina from Davos for Euronews.
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