Name: -  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
MFA RU
tel: 233-64-75
fax: 239-15-17

Consular department:  233-45-01, 232-17-30

WEB -site: http://www.mfa.uz/
EMAIL: INFO@TIV.UZ


Basic functions and rights

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan is a part of the system of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan that implements foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with the principles laid down by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and international legal norms.

The Ministry's basic task is to pursue the principles of state sovereignty and the actual implementation of the foreign policy of Republic of Uzbekistan, protection of state interests and the rights of the citizens of Uzbekistan in relations with foreign countries and international and regional organizations.

Based on this agenda, the Ministry:

works out proposals on matters of foreign policy strategy, protection and advancement of foreign political interests as well as general issues of international activities of Uzbekistan;

coordinates the work of ministries, departments, institutions in their developing international relations with foreign partners;

assists the development of foreign economic relations, establishment and broadening of contacts with international financial, economic and other organizations;

conducts negotiations and concludes treaties and agreements with state bodies and agencies and foreign political institutions of other countries as well as international organizations;

is a depositary of original texts of these treaties and agreements;

presents state treaties and agreements for the ratification by Oliy Majlis;

gets interstate treaties and agreements of Republic of Uzbekistan registered by the United Nations, filed or published;

takes measures on ensuring the fulfillment of obligations of parties on state agreements of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

provides protocol and organizational support and logistics of the visits of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chairman of Oliy Majlis, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to foreign countries in accordance with the Decree on State Diplomatic Protocol of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

forms and sends official delegations of Republic of Uzbekistan for participation in international conferences, meetings of international and regional organizations;

organizes and takes part in receiving official state delegations of foreign countries and conducts political, diplomatic, protocol and representation activities;

assists and encourages the development of international contacts of ministries and institutes, public associations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the fields of economic, cultural, scientific and technical exchange and trade;

assists in the dissemination of objective information on foreign and internal policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad through "Jahon" Information Agency;

assists ministries, departments, and organizations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of diplomatic protocol, and in establishing and developing contacts with embassies and other foreign missions;