Global Uzbekistan and Belgium: Toward a new stage of strategic partnership with the EU
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The fololowiung article was contributed by Obid Khakimov, Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms, to the Diplomacy Journal for publication through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. In October, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will pay a state visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, during which important decisions are expected to be made that will mark a qualitatively new stage in relations between Uzbekistan and the European Union. In particular, the visit will feature the signing of the Agreement on Enhanced P