Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev secures second term in landslide victory

Incumbent leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins his second term in office with a crushing 80.1 percent of votes, Central Election Commission has announced.

Voting ends in Uzbekistan's presidential elections

Pro-reform President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who took power in late 2016, is expected to secure a second term.

Is US losing the new Great Game in Central Asia?

Through Central Asian countries, Beijing is fast realising its dream of connecting nations from Pakistan to Poland to China and reviving the ancient Great Silk Road, outpacing both the US and Russia.

Uzbekistan holds polls under pro-reform leader

The election is the first in the nation of 33 million since Mirziyoyev took power in late 2016 following the death of strongman Islam Karimov, who had run the former Soviet republic as a police state for 27 years.

Can Uzbekistan's new leader reform the country?

If the Uzbek president wants genuine reform of religious freedoms in the country, he faces a steep uphill battle.

Is jail saving Uzbek ‘princess’ from extradition to the US?

Uzbek authorities oppose Karimova’s extradition to the US because she knows too much about top Uzbek officials, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who served as prime minister in her father’s government, an analyst said.

President Erdogan gets warm welcome in Uzbekistan

The Turkish president arrived in Tashkent on Monday for a three-day official visit to the former Soviet central Asian nation.

Uzbekistan offers to host talks between Afghan government and Taliban

The former Soviet republic is seeking to raise its international profile as part of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's plan to open the country up and attract foreign investment after decades of isolation.

How did Turkey-Uzbek relations improve after two decades of stagnation?

After nearly two decades of highs and lows in bilateral relations, Uzbek President Mirziyoyev's "historic" Ankara visit represents a new period centered on security and economic cooperation.

A new era in Turkish-Uzbek relations

Turkey seeks to forge new bi-literal relations with Uzbekistan based on mutual economic and security interests

Erdogan says Uzbek leader's visit to Turkey is 'significant'

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's 2-day official visit to Turkey is first by Uzbek leader in nearly 20 years.

Kyrgyzstan presidential election: status quo or new era?

Voters in Kyrgyzstan head to polls to choose the next president who will shape the country's policies in Central Asia, a region where conflicting interests are at play 26 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.