| Country |
Formal Relations Began |
Notes |
| Belarus |
1992 |
- Belarus has an embassy in Tashkent.
- Uzbekistan has an embassy in Minsk.
- Both countries are full members of the Eurasian Economic Community, of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
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| Bulgaria |
1992-09-12 |
See Bulgaria–Uzbekistan relations
- Bulgaria has an embassy in Tashkent.
- Uzbekistan is represented in Bulgaria through a non resident ambassador based in Tashkent (in the Foreign Ministry.)
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| Denmark |
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- Uzbekistan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Moscow, Russia.
- Denmark is represented in Uzbekistan, through its embassy in Moscow, Russia.
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| India |
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- India has an embassy in Tashkent.
- Uzbekistan has an embassy in New Delhi.
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| Iran |
1991 |
- 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' conflciting political set-ups (Iran's Islamic theocracy versus Uzbekistan's secular dictatorship) does not appear to have deterred efforts to improve relations.
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| Kyrgyzstan |
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See Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations
- 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.
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| Pakistan |
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- 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 factions Afghan factions.
- 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.
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| Romania |
1995-10-06 |
See Romania–Uzbekistan relations
- 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.
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| Russia |
1992 |
- 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.
- Uzbekistan
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| Tajikistan |
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- Tajikistan has an embassy in Tashkent.
- Uzbekistan has an embassy in Dushanbe.
- Western analysts say that the two countries are "engaged in an undeclared cold war".
- 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.
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| United States |
1992 |
See United States – Uzbekistan relations
- The United States recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and opened an embassy in Tashkent in March 1992. The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C. opened in February 1993.
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