Experts identify 15 most important reforms of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

The nationwide movement Yuksalish has conducted a survey to determine the most effective initiatives and reforms that have contributed to significant changes in the country over the past five years.

According to the results of a global survey, the organisation compiled a list of TOP 15 key reforms initiated by Mirziyoyev. According to experts, the most important initiative of the leader of Uzbekistan was the establishment of good-neighborly relations in the region, the opening of borders and the creation of checkpoints, a constructive dialogue with the countries of Central Asia on all issues without exception (96 votes).

The full list of the President's initiatives is as follows:

1. The establishment of good-neighborly relations in Central Asia, the opening of borders and the creation of checkpoints, a constructive dialogue with the countries of Central Asia on all issues without exception;

2. Liberalization of the foreign exchange market, elimination of problems with cash;

3. Development of the public services system, the launch of public services centers, elimination of unnecessary bureaucracy;

4. The introduction of a visa-free regime for 90 countries and a visa-free transit regime for citizens of 48 countries;

5. Strengthening guarantees for the protection of human rights, the elimination of forced, including child labor;

6. Introduction of a new system for considering citizens ' appeals and openness of state bodies;

7. Expanding the media space, strengthening the role of the media in society and decision-making;

8. Raising issues of gender equality to the level of state policy, in particular, the creation of the Republican Gender Commission;

9. Development of the higher education system: increasing the quota of admission to universities, opening branches of national and foreign universities;

10. Improvement of the business environment, in particular, simplification of business registration and management processes;

11. Official recognition of poverty statistics and the formation of an integrated approach to its reduction;

12. Implementation of legal and institutional changes in the fight against corruption;

13. Creation of a new youth support system;

14. Introduction of the procedure for granting citizenship directly to persons who have been permanently residing in Uzbekistan for 15 years;

15. Creation of protective forest stands on the dried-up bottom of the Aral Sea. The launch of the UN Trust Fund for Human Security for the Aral Sea region, the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a special resolution declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of environmental innovations and technologies.