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Bekhruz MAMATOV
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Tashkent State Technical University
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ABSTRACT
Article history:
Received April 2025
Received in revised form
15 May 2025
Accepted 25 May 2025
Available online
15 June 2025
In the article, it is stated that in the 21st century of
globalization, increasing the role and significance of the
principle of tolerance in the fate of the current world, and rising
to the level of an incredibly unique cultural event and
phenomenon in the life of society. It is emphasized that the
Central Asian region is increasingly gaining its place in the
world community and participates in socio-political and
economic processes on an equal basis. In the article, it is proved
that the representatives of indigenous peoples of the Central
Asian region have been living side by side with the peoples of
other nationalities and religions since ancient times, and
tolerance among the peoples has become not only a need
created by necessity, but a way of life.
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Keywords:
Central Asia,
foreign policy,
public diplomacy,
interethnic harmony,
tolerance,
friendship societies,
national cultural centers.
Turkiy kengash va O‘zbekiston
ANNOTATSIYA
Kalit so‘zlar
:
Markaziy Osiyo,
tashqi siyosat,
xalq diplomatiyasi,
millatlararo totuvlik,
bag‘rikenglik,
do‘stlik jamiyatlari,
milliy madaniy markazlar.
Maqolada XXI asr globallashuv davrida tolerantlik
tamoyilining zamonaviy dunyo taqdirida roli va ahamiyati
oshib, jamiyat hayotida g‘oyat noyob madaniy hodisa va
fenomen darajasiga ko‘tarilayotgani ta’kidlanadi. Markaziy
Osiyo mintaqasi jahon hamjamiyatida tobora o‘z o‘rni
ni
mustahkamlab borayotgani, ijtimoiy-siyosiy va iqtisodiy
jarayonlarda teng huquqli asosda ishtirok etayotgani alohida
qayd etilgan. Maqolada Markaziy Osiyo mintaqasining tub joyli
xalqlari vakillari qadimdan boshqa millat va din vakillari bilan
yonma-yon
yashab kelgani, xalqlar o‘rtasidagi bag‘rikenglik
nafaqat zarurat tufayli yuzaga kelgan ehtiyoj, balki turmush
tarziga aylangani isbotlab berilgan.
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Basic Doctoral Student, Tashkent State Technical University.
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Тюркский совет и Узбекистан
АННОТАЦИЯ
Ключевые слова:
Центральная Азия,
внешняя политика,
публичная дипломатия,
межэтническое согласие,
толерантность,
общества дружбы,
национально
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культурные
центры.
В статье утверждается, что в XXI веке глобализации
возрастает роль и значение принципа толерантности
в судьбе современного мира, который поднимается до уровня
уникального культурного события и феномена в жизни
общества. Подчеркивается, что Центральноазиатский регион
все больше укрепляет свои позиции в мировом сообществе и
на равных участвует в общественно
-
политических и
экономических процессах. В статье доказывается, что
представители коренных народов Центрально
-
Азиатского
региона с древних времен жили бок о бок с народами других
национальностей и вероисповеданий, а толерантность между
народами стала не только необходимостью, созданной
обстоятельствами, но и образом жизни.
INTRODUCTION
Central Asia has an incredible history of interethnic harmony. The Silk Road, in
addition to forming a network of trade routes, which enabled the spread of ideas and
beliefs along the way. Various communities interacted and coexisted over long periods,
illustrating how different beliefs and civilizations can exist side by side with respect and
tolerance. For thousands of years, Central Asia has become a space where
representatives of incredibly diverse nationalities and religions lived in peace, where
world civilization and cultures of different peoples enriched each other. Original human
values, such as hospitality, tolerance, expansiveness, towards representatives of other
nationalities and religions, which have become an integral part of our lifestyle, have also
found their bright expression in the invaluable legacy left by the greatness of the Uzbek,
Tajik, Turkmen, Kyrgyz and Kazakh nationalities living in our region. Therefore, ensuring
interethnic harmony and solidarity in the society, strengthening interconfessional
dialogue, as well as developing friendly relations with foreign countries became one of
the priorities of the state policy of independent Uzbekistan.
LITERATURE REVIEW
The information about the formation of religious tolerance in the peoples of the
Central Asian region in ancient times is a great attention and importance in the works of
the distinguished archaeologist scholar, scientist, academician A. Askarov [1]. The studies
conducted by Academician A.S. Sagdullaev proved that interethnic and inter-religious
tolerance appeared for the first time on the territory of Central Asia [2]. Undergraduate
students of the faculties of History in higher educational institutions of the Republic
study the subject “Interethnic relations and tolerance
in Uzbekistan” based on the
monograph and textbooks, educational manuals created by R.Kh. Murtazaeva [3].
Scientific publications written by A. Odilov are devoted to the question of the role of
tolerance in the Middle Ages [4]. Given enormous attention to the issue of tolerance in
the dissertations
of K. Soipova [5]. Scientists researching interethnic
relations, tolerance,
and the history of diasporas are preparing several disciplines and conducting
comprehensive and in-depth research on the topic [6]. Young scientists who devote their
research on the history of nations living in the territory of Uzbekistan is conducting
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active research: B. Haynazarov, R. Homitov, R. Rasulova, J. Abdurakhmonova,
M. Boysariev and others. Several international and republican scientific-practical
conferences dedicated to the topic were
held by the scientific center “Inter
-ethnic
relations and
tolerance” operating under NUUz
[7].
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Dialectical, classification,analysis and synthesis, historical-comparative methods
were
used in writing the article.
ANALYSIS
А
ND RESULTS
From the first days of
independence, special attention was paid to strengthening
inter-ethnic harmony as an important factor in ensuring peace
and prosperity, and legal
foundations were created to ensure
equal rights and freedom of more than
130 nationalities
belonging to 16 religious denominations living in Uzbekistan.
Maintaining and strengthening the atmosphere of
harmony, mutual respect, and kindness
of the nations and
citizens that prevail in our country is a priority in the speech of
Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the solemn ceremony of entering the
post of President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
As a result of the study and analysis of foreign experience in the
field of legal regulation of interethnic relations relations, more than 40 regulatory legal
Acts-2 laws, 9 decrees and 8 decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
20 decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers, 3 decisions of the The Supreme Assembly was
adopted in the years of independence.
In particular, the important issue of ensuring interethnic harmony and tolerance
during the creation of a new history of Uzbekistan, expanding cultural and educational
ties with foreign countries was identified as a strategy of action on the five priority areas
of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a special direction in the development
strategy of new Uzbekistan.
The Committee on interethnic relations and friendly
cooperation with foreign countries under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, established in 2017, in cooperation with 152 national cultural centers,
38 Friendly Societies and 38 compatriots abroad, contributes significantly to ensuring
interethnic and interreligious harmony in society, promoting friendly relations and
cultural and educational relations with foreign countries, establishing close relations
with compatriots abroad[8].
Due to the political will of the president of the
Republic of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, border points of Uzbekistan were opened with
neighboring countries. As a result of Uzbekistan's open, friendly and practical foreign
policy, in the following years, completely new political, economic and cultural relations
were established between the countries of Central Asia. In the past five years Uzbekistan
has taken concrete steps reaching out to its immediate neighbours and continues to
promote improved relations. This has had a concrete impact on the lives of people in
Central Asia who can now visit their relatives across borders with more ease. All
countries in the region have much to gain from good neighborly relations and increased
connectivity.
Just recently on 11 July the UN General Assembly
passed a resolution
initiated by Uzbekistan on Strengthening
connectivity between Central and South Asia. In
addition to trade and transport, infrastructure, logistics, and shipping, the The new
resolution also highlights the importance of regional connectivity in building and
sustaining peace, stability, and security in the region.
Regional cooperation is an effective
form of Multilateralism and international cooperation contribute to The promotion of the
purposes and principles of the United Nations, including accelerating the implementation
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of the
Sustainable Development Goals.
As the world is in turmoil and facing multiple
interconnected challenges, such as climate change, the
continuing COVID-19 pandemic,
food security, and conflict. We can
only solve these challenges through regional and
global
cooperation. It is of utmost importance that cooperation and
friendship remain at
the top of the agenda by promoting
tolerance, respect, and mutual understanding to
achieve
peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.
Also, a clear example of this is the sharp increase in
the number of bilateral
dialogues between the heads of state
of our region in recent years. In particular, the
establishment of the practice of regular holding of consultative meetings of the heads of
Central Asian states, according to the initiative put forward by the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the 72nd session of the UN General
Assembly in September 2017 brought cooperation to a completely new level.
Thanks to consultation meetings, we managed to strengthen friendship and good
neighborly relations, create a completely new atmosphere of constructive cooperation in
our region.
As a result of the acceptance of Uzbekistan as a full
member of the Turkic
Council on September 15, 2019, within the framework of the organization, not only
cultural and spiritual ties, but also trade and economic relations are reaching a new level.
Based on the decision of the president of the Republic
of Uzbekistan, the establishment of
the People’s Diplomacy Center of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in
Uzbekistan
on June 26, 2018, promotes the strengthening of mutual trust and good neighborliness,
interethnic and interreligious harmony between the member countries of the
organization, strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue. To conduct scientific research
aimed at studying the diversity of cultures and traditions, and the modern processes of
sustainable development of the countries of the region, the International Institute of
Central Asia, established in Tashkent in August 2020, contributes to the comprehensive
expansion of cooperation between neighboring countries.
By decree of the president of the Republic of
Uzbekistan on November 15, 2019,
the adoption of the state
policy concept of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of
interethnic relations laid the groundwork for the radical
improvement of interethnic
relations and friendship relations
with foreign countries [9].
In our country, many famous personalities of neighboring countries, such as
Abdurahman Jami, Mahtumquli Firogy, Abay Kononboev, Genghis Aitmatov, the name of
literary figures is immortalized, and the show of deep respect for them serves to
comprehensively develop the history, culture, spiritual values, traditions, and customs of
fraternal peoples, harmonize interethnic relations [10]. Bilateral cooperation with
related organizations of neighboring countries has been established by the committee on
interethnic relations and friendly relations with foreign countries to further develop
friendly relations with
foreign countries. Today’s international conference, aimed at
the
more extensive use of the mechanisms of “Public
Diplomacy in ensuring interethnic
harmony in the countries of Central Asia, is the result of such cooperation [11].
In today's rapidly developing globalization processes, it remains relevant to
preserve the native language, traditions, national cultures of representatives of different
nationalities and develop them in a similar way to their original. This in turn requires
special attention to the issue of strengthening the inter-state cooperation of state and
non-governmental organizations operating in the field of international relations in the
countries of Central Asia [12]. As President of The Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev
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noted, “strengthening cultural
-humanitarian relations, friendship, and good neighborly
relations between our countries and peoples are one of the main conditions for
accelera
ting regional cooperation in Central Asia”.
CONCLUSION
To bring our region to the level of progress and security that our peoples dream of,
to become a space of prosperity and cooperation, we must all carry out new research and
consistent efforts. Without a doubt, with our joint aspirations, we will achieve our goals
of transforming Central Asia into a region of safe and sustainable development, a space of
multilateral cooperation.
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