September 4, 2025

World Leaders Extend Congratulations to Uzbekistan on 34th Independence Anniversary

Independence

Tashkent, The Gulf Observer: On the occasion of the 34th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is receiving warm and sincere congratulations from heads of foreign states, parliaments, governments, leaders of major international and regional organizations, global corporations, and distinguished political, public, and religious figures.

The congratulatory messages highlight the significant results achieved through the large-scale reform strategy pursued under the “New Uzbekistan” agenda. Foreign leaders praised the country’s pragmatic and constructive foreign policy course, which has strengthened friendship, partnership, and good-neighborly relations in the region while expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with nations across the world. Special emphasis has been placed on Uzbekistan’s socio-economic achievements, progress in state and public life, and its steadily growing international standing.

Heartfelt wishes for peace, well-being, and prosperity have been extended to the people of Uzbekistan.

Among those sending greetings are:

  • President of Russia Vladimir Putin
  • President of China Xi Jinping
  • President of the United States Donald Trump
  • President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
  • President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov
  • President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
  • President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov
  • National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
  • President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
  • President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
  • President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
  • Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
  • President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
  • President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian
  • Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif
  • President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari
  • President of Korea Lee Jae Myung
  • President of the European Council António Costa
  • President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier
  • President of Italy Sergio Mattarella
  • Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan
  • King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
  • President of the UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and senior UAE leaders
  • Heads of state and government of European countries including Bulgaria, Hungary, Ireland, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Estonia, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • King Charles III of the United Kingdom
  • Emperor Naruhito of Japan
  • King Philippe of Belgium
  • King Felipe VI of Spain
  • King Mohammed VI of Morocco
  • King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia
  • President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
  • President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam
  • President of Vietnam Luong Cuong
  • Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim
  • Acting Prime Minister of Thailand Phumtham Wechayachai
  • President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas
  • Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Hasan Akhund

Leaders of major international and regional organizations also conveyed their greetings, including:

  • Secretary-General of the SCO Nurlan Yermekbayev
  • Secretary-General of the OTS Kubanychbek Omuraliev
  • Secretary-General of the CIS Sergey Lebedev
  • Secretary-General of the ECO Asad Khan
  • Secretary-General of the OIC Hissein Brahim Taha
  • Director-General of ICESCO Salim AlMalik
  • Director-General of FAO Qu Dongyu

Messages of congratulations continue to arrive, reaffirming Uzbekistan’s growing role in international affairs and its recognition as a country of stability, progress, and dynamic reform.