The key facts

  • Mutual Culture Days will be held in 2027 to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan Days are proposed for March 2027 in Moscow.
  • A memorandum on the development of cooperation for 2027–2030 was signed; the motto is 'From a Shared History — to a Shared Future'.
  • Expert meetings to develop the cooperation 'Roadmap' are planned in Uzbekistan in November–December of this year.

Meeting in Tashkent and agreement on Mutual Culture Days

A working meeting and press briefing of the heads of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan and the National Center 'Russia' took place in Tashkent, at the Center for Islamic Civilization, created at the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The main topic was cooperation in popularizing the cultural and scientific heritage of the two countries. The parties agreed that in 2027 Mutual Culture Days dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries will be held in Russia and Uzbekistan.

Statements by the parties

Director of the Center for Islamic Civilization Firdavs Abdukhalikov thanked the National Center 'Russia' for the proposal to hold Uzbekistan Days in Russia and, for his part, proposed organizing Mutual Culture Days also at the center's venue in Uzbekistan, as well as inviting Russian colleagues to the ancient cities of Uzbekistan. He noted that recent events at the UNESCO venue were confirmation of the work on preserving heritage. Director General of the National Center 'Russia' Natalya Virtuozova proposed holding Uzbekistan Days in March 2027 in Moscow and stated her readiness to provide all the center's venues for the dialogue of the two cultures.

Memorandum and 'Roadmap' for 2027–2030

Following the meeting, the parties signed a memorandum on the further development of cooperation for 2027–2030. Mutual Culture Days are proposed to be held under the motto 'From a Shared History — to a Shared Future'. An agreement was also reached on involving leading experts, scientists and specialists of the two countries in developing a three-year 'Roadmap' of Russian-Uzbek cooperation for 2027–2030. Specific proposals for scientific, cultural, museum and media projects are planned to be prepared within the framework of joint events and expert meetings in Uzbekistan in November–December of this year; these initiatives are to become the basis of a long-term cooperation program.