Received 26.12.2024, Revised 13.03.2025, Accepted 16.04.2025
The article examines the processes taking place in Central Asia during the years of independence, as well as analyzes the active role of the Republic of Uzbekistan in strengthening regional cooperation. Special attention is paid to Uzbekistan's foreign policy strategy aimed at developing good-neighborly relations, economic partnership and humanitarian cooperation with neighboring countries
Central Asia; independence; Uzbekistan; regional integration; foreign policy; cultural and humanitarian cooperation; Shavkat Mirziyoyev