SeeAfghanistan–Uzbekistan relations

• The countries established diplomatic relations on 27 October 1995 by protocol.^[5][6]
• Uzbekistan is represented in Armenia through its embassy inMoscow, Russia.^[7]
• Both countries are members of theCommonwealth of Independent States andCommonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area.

• The countries established diplomatic relations on 2 October 1995 by protocol.^[8]
• Azerbaijan has an embassy inTashkent.^[8]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inBaku.^[8]

• Belarus has an embassy inTashkent.^[9]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inMinsk.
• Both countries are full members of theCommonwealth of Independent States

• Bulgaria has an embassy inTashkent.^[10]
• Uzbekistan is represented in Bulgaria through a non resident ambassador based inTashkent (in the Foreign Ministry.)^[11]

• Uzbekistan has an embassy inBeijing and two consulate-generals inGuangzhou andShanghai.
• China has an embassy inTashkent.

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 13, 2006.^[13]
• Uzbekistan is accredited to Cuba from its embassy in theUnited States.
• Cuba is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy inAzerbaijan.
• In May 1963,Fidel Castro visited theUzbek SSR on an official visit, being bosted by the UzbekCommunist First SecretarySharof Rashidov.^[14]
• In 2016, Cuba became the only country in the world (other than Uzbekistan itself) that declared an official period of mourning in connection with the death of PresidentIslam Karimov, with many speculating that this was because of Castro's reported liking towards the late Uzbek leader.^[15][16][17]

In 2006,Antti Turunen, head of theFinnish Foreign Ministry'sEastern European andCentral Asian department, led aEuropean Union fact-finding mission toTashkent. The Uzbek deputy foreign minister had indicated that theUzbek government was interested in talks with the EU during a visit toHelsinki in June 2006, just before Finland assumed the EU presidency.Radio Free Europe journalists spoke to Turunen on September 1. Turunen's visit to Uzbekistan was the first EU visit since October, when sanctions were imposed after theUzbek government refused to allow an international investigation into theAndijan massacre.^[18]Turunen said that the visit went smoothly and thatUzbek Foreign MinisterVladimir Norov offered a warm reception. The EU delegation met with officials from the Justice Ministry, the Attorney General's office, and Uzbek parliament members. He stressed that the real issue for the EU was the Uzbek government's response to the Andijan massacre andhuman rights abuses.^[18] He saidRussia-Uzbek relations and possible EU development of Uzbek energy reserves were not directly discussed but that EU investment might be possible in this area.^[18]

• France has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inParis.

• Germany has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inBerlin and a consulate general inFrankfurt.

• India has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inNew Delhi.

• On 28 December 1991, Indonesia has recognized the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the dissolved Soviet Union.
• Uzbekistan realized the strategic importance of Indonesia, home to the world's biggest Muslim population andSoutheast Asia's biggest economy.^[19]
• Indonesia recognizes Uzbekistan's strategic importance as the gate toCentral Asia, a growing economy and a potential market.^[20]
• Indonesia has an embassy in Tashkent that is also accredited to Kyrgyzstan.^[21]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inJakarta.^[22]

• The two countries have deep cultural and historical ties, and Uzbekistan is considered as a part ofGreater Iran. Iran has been especially active in pursuing economic projects and social, cultural, and diplomatic initiatives in Uzbekistan. The two nations have also worked on overland links and other joint ventures. The countries' conflicting political set-ups (Iran's Islamic theocracy versus Uzbekistan's secular republic) does not appear to have deterred efforts to improve relations.^[23]

• Uzbekistan dominates southernKyrgyzstan both economically and politically, based on the large Uzbek population in that region of Kyrgyzstan and on economic and geographic conditions.^[24]

• Malaysia has an embassy inTashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inKuala Lumpur.

• Mexico is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy inTehran,Iran.^[26]
• Uzbekistan is accredited to Mexico from its Permanent Mission to theUnited Nations inNew York City, United States.^[27]

In July 2024, the ambassador of Uzbekistan met Director of the Europe Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Erik Weststrate, to discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation.^[28]

On 31 March 2009, Uzbekistan and Oman agreed upon a legal framework to protect Omani investments in Central Asia and guarantee trade from both nations was free fromdouble taxation. Oman's government had been pursuing economic diversification and privatisation policies for nearly a decade after signing similar agreements with thirty other trading partners.^[29]

• Relations between the two states were established when the republic of Uzbekistan became independent following the collapse of the USSR, the relations between the two countries were initially strained by the situation inAfghanistan which both countries border as they supported different Afghan factions.^[30]
• However relations improved after the fall of the Taliban, both countries seeking to improve relations for the sake of trade, Pakistan wishing to gain access to Central Asian markets and landlocked Uzbekistan to access ports on the Indian Ocean.^[30]

• Poland has an embassy inTashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inWarsaw and an honorary consulate inPoznań.^[31]

• Romania recognized Uzbekistan's independence on December 20, 1991.
• Romania has an embassy inTashkent, although Uzbekistan does not have any representation in Romania.
• Romania sees Uzbekistan as a potentially important partner in Central Asia, where it is trying to increase its standing, while Uzbekistan hopes to receive increased access to technology and European markets via Romania.^[32]

• Uzbekistan has an embassy inMoscow
• Russia has an embassy inTashkent.
• Uzbekistan was once a former Soviet Socialist republic. It still has strong ties to Russia and the West.
• In the aftermath of theMay 2005 unrest, Uzbekistan demanded that the United States leave the base atKarshi-Khanabad.
• In November 2005, both presidentsIslam Karimov andVladimir Putin had signed a mutual cooperation agreement inMoscow.

• Number of Ethnic Koreans living in Uzbekistan: About 180,000 (Largest number among the CIS nations).^[33]

• Spain is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Moscow, Russia.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inMadrid.

• Tajikistan has an embassy inTashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy inDushanbe.
• Western analysts say that the two countries are "engaged in an undeclared cold war".^[34]
• Both countries are full members of theEurasian Economic Community, theCollective Security Treaty Organisation, theShanghai Cooperation Organisation, and theCommonwealth of Independent States.

• Uzbekistan has an embassy inAnkara and a Consulate General inIstanbul
• Turkey has an embassy inTashkent and a Consulate General inSamarkand since 7 March 2021^[36]
• Both countries are members of Asia Cooperation Dialogue,Economic Cooperation Organization,International Organization of Turkic Culture,OIC,TAKM,Turkic Council,TURKPA,OSCE andWTO.
• Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.3 billion in 2019 (Uzbek exports/imports: 1.14/1.23 billion USD.^[37]
• Turkey was the first country that recognized Uzbekistan's independence in 1991.

Uzbekistan establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 18 February 1992.

• Uzbekistan maintains anembassy in London.^[38]
• The United Kingdom is accredited to Uzbekistan through its embassy inTashkent.^[39]

Both countries share common membership of theOSCE. Bilaterally the two countries have a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.^[40]

• The United States recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and opened an embassy in Tashkent in March 1992.
• The United States has anembassy inTashkent.
• Uzbekistan has anembassy inWashington, D.C. and a consulate–general inNew York City.