Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 21 September, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will deliver a video message in a high-level general political debate at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The head of our state will present to the international community his vision of topical issues of the regional and global agenda, the role of the UN in a consolidated response to modern threats and challenges, and also reveal the essence of deep democratic reforms carried out in order to build a New Uzbekistan, which have become irreversible.

The speech of the leader of Uzbekistan, taking into account the topics of discussion, will touch upon the issues of jointly overcoming the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the basis of the principle of "leaving no one behind" proclaimed by the UN.

It is expected that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan will put forward a number of important initiatives aimed at strengthening peace and security, restoring the world economy, ensuring sustainable development, deepening dialogue in the region and at the global level, promoting human rights and freedoms, as well as combating such transnational challenges. like climate change, environmental and biodiversity degradation, drying up of the Aral Sea.

It should be noted that all the initiatives put forward in the speech of the head of our state at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2020 received broad support from the world community and are now being implemented in practice.

As part of their implementation, in particular, measures are supported to effectively counter the pandemic. The Republic of Uzbekistan has developed a Code on voluntary obligations of states during a pandemic, the text of which was circulated as an official document of the UN General Assembly as a contribution of our country to global efforts in this direction.

In May 2021, the UN General Assembly adopted a special resolution declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of environmental innovations and technologies. Carries out fruitful activities, created under the auspices of the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Human Security for the Aral Sea region.

Last week, together with UNESCO, the International Cultural Forum "Central Asia at the Crossroads of World Civilizations" was organized in the city of Khiva.

In November 2021, an international conference is planned in Tashkent on the results of implementation and prospects for interaction within the framework of the Joint Plan of the Central Asian States on the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.