Uzbekistan and neighboring Kazakhstan account for about six million hectares of the dried bottom of the Aral Sea. On our side, this is 3.2 million hectares, of which 2.5 million are allocated for forest plantations.

According to the World Bank, today the annual turnover of transport services in the world is $4.3 trillion. At the same time, 110 billion tons of cargo and more than a trillion passengers are transported annually. The system employs at least 100 million people. These are considerable numbers. This means that the network occupies a certain place in the development chain.

All areas are developing and improving based on new technologies, scientific and technical achievements, and innovations - actions related to making money, increasing the level of well-being of the people, saving time, reducing costs, and popularization products. The implementation of innovations in agriculture is especially relevant, as it is aimed at increasing the income received from each square meter of land and reducing the cost of grown products.

Specialists of the National Anti-Doping Agency of Uzbekistan were trained at the WADA International Doping Officer Training and Qualification Center and received the status of international doping officers.

Our great commanders, Sultan Jalaluddin Manguberdi, Sahibqir Amir Temur, and Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur built the kingdoms of "Great Khorezmshahs", "Great Timurids", "Great Baburis" and decorated them with fair laws. They are the people who led the destiny of the peoples of Central Asia and India to development and renaissance. They are the owners of such a rich heritage as "Temur tuzuklari" and "Boburnoma".

​Today over two-thirds of the world's countries are participants in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979. 

Dialogue with the people is a key principle that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been promoting since taking office. Particular emphasis is placed on involving citizens in decision-making processes. Thus, the approval in 2018 of the Law “On Public Control” expanded the rights and opportunities of self-government bodies of citizens, non-governmental non-profit organizations, and the media. At the same time, a new institution was developed in Uzbekistan - public councils under government bodies. The opening of permanent consultative and advisory bodies operating voluntarily was provided for by the relevant presidential decree. By 2022, councils were already operating under more than 70 government agencies and institutions of the republic.

Reflecting on the achievements and milestones of 2023, a pivotal year for our nation on the global stage, we usher in 2024 with a renewed focus on youth empowerment and robust support for the business sector. 

Today, the intellectual youth of New Uzbekistan demonstrates their potential in various fields to the entire world community. Indeed, our state is moving to a new stage of development. Large-scale reforms help strengthen cooperation and create stability not only within the country, but throughout the region.