Foreign relations of Uzbekistan

• On 26 December 1991, Egypt became the first Arab nation to recognize Uzbekistan's independence. On 23 January 1992, the two countries signed a joint communiqué formally establishing diplomatic ties.^[8]
• Egypt has an embassy in Tashkent since 1993.^[8]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Cairo since 1995.^[8]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 July 1996. Since then, they have promoted collaboration based on the values of respect for one another, sovereign equality, and non-interference in one another's domestic affairs.^[9]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 September 2025.^[10]
• Kenya is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Tehran.^[10]
• Uzbekistan is accredited to Kenya from its embassy in Muscat.^[11]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992.^[12]
• South Africa is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Ankara.^[12]
• Uzbekistan is accredited to South Africa from its embassy in Doha.^[13]

• In 2024, the aviation authorities of Tanzania and Uzbekistan signed an air services agreement to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.^[14]
• on 27 April 2026, the two countries' ambassadors to Qatar held a meeting to discuss strengthening diplomatic ties and promoting strategic cooperation in priority sectors.^[15]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 March 2006.^[16]
• Cuba is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Baku.
• Uzbekistan is accredited to Cuba from its embassy in Washington, D.C..
• In May 1963, Fidel Castro visited the Uzbek SSR on an official visit, being bosted by the Uzbek Communist First Secretary Sharof Rashidov.^[17]
• 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 President Islam Karimov, with many speculating that this was because of Castro's reported liking towards the late Uzbek leader.^[18][19][20]

• Mexico is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.^[21]
• Uzbekistan is accredited to Mexico from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States.^[22]

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

See Afghanistan–Uzbekistan relations

• The countries established diplomatic relations on 27 October 1995 by protocol.^[23][24]
• Uzbekistan is represented in Armenia through its embassy in Moscow, Russia.^[25]
• Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area.

• The countries established diplomatic relations on 2 October 1995 by protocol.^[26]
• Azerbaijan has an embassy in Tashkent.^[26]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Baku.^[26]

• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Beijing and two consulate-generals in Guangzhou and Shanghai.
• China has an embassy in Tashkent.

• India has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in New 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 and Southeast Asia's biggest economy.^[28]
• Indonesia recognizes Uzbekistan's strategic importance as the gate to Central Asia, a growing economy and a potential market.^[29]
• Indonesia has an embassy in Tashkent that is also accredited to Kyrgyzstan.^[30]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Jakarta.^[31]

• The two countries have deep cultural and historical ties, and Uzbekistan is considered as a part of Greater 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.^[32]

• Uzbekistan dominates southern Kyrgyzstan both economically and politically, based on the large Uzbek population in that region of Kyrgyzstan and on economic and geographic conditions.^[33]

• Malaysia has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

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 from double 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.^[35]

• 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 in Afghanistan which both countries border as they supported different Afghan factions.^[36]
• 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.^[36]

• Number of ethnic Koreans living in Uzbekistan: About 180,000 (Largest number among the CIS nations).^[37]

• Tajikistan has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Dushanbe.
• Western analysts said that the two countries were "engaged in an undeclared cold war" during Karimov's presidency.^[38]
• Both countries are full members of the Eurasian Economic Community, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Ankara and a Consulate General in Istanbul
• Turkey has an embassy in Tashkent and a Consulate General in Samarkand since 7 March 2021^[40]
• Both countries are members of Asia Cooperation Dialogue, Economic Cooperation Organization, International Organization of Turkic Culture, OIC, TAKM, Turkic Council, TURKPA, OSCE and WTO.
• Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.3 billion in 2019 (Uzbek exports/imports: 1.14/1.23 billion USD.^[41]
• Turkey was the first country that recognized Uzbekistan's independence in 1991.

• Belarus has an embassy in Tashkent.^[42]
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Independent States

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Tashkent.^[43]
• Uzbekistan is represented in Bulgaria through a non resident ambassador based in Tashkent (in the Foreign Ministry.)^[44]

In 2006, Antti Turunen, head of the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Eastern European and Central Asian department, led a European Union fact-finding mission to Tashkent. The Uzbek deputy foreign minister had indicated that the Uzbek government was interested in talks with the EU during a visit to Helsinki 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 the Uzbek government refused to allow an international investigation into the Andijan massacre.^[45] Turunen said that the visit went smoothly and that Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir 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 and human rights abuses.^[45] He said Russia-Uzbek relations and possible EU development of Uzbek energy reserves were not directly discussed but that EU investment might be possible in this area.^[45]

• Germany has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Berlin and a consulate general in Frankfurt.

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.^[46]

• Poland has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Warsaw and an honorary consulate in Poznań.^[47]

• Romania recognized Uzbekistan's independence on December 20, 1991.
• Romania has an embassy in Tashkent, 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.^[48]

• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Moscow
• Russia has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan was once a former Soviet Socialist republic. It still has strong ties to Russia and the West.
• In the aftermath of the May 2005 unrest, Uzbekistan demanded that the United States leave the base at Karshi-Khanabad.
• In November 2005, both presidents Islam Karimov and Vladimir Putin had signed a mutual cooperation agreement in Moscow.

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

Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 18 February 1992.

• Uzbekistan maintains an embassy in London.^[49]
• The United Kingdom is accredited to Uzbekistan through its embassy in Tashkent.^[50]

Both countries share common membership of the OSCE. Bilaterally the two countries have a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.^[51]