UWED hosts a roundtable discussion on the strategic development of Kazakhstan and the prospects of Kazakh-Uzbek cooperation

On November 6, 2026, the University of World Economy and Diplomacy hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle: Development Vectors and Horizons of Strategic Alliance with Uzbekistan”.

The event was organized jointly with the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan and focused on the key points of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's State-of-the-Nation Address to the people of Kazakhstan, “Pressing Tasks of Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle”.

The roundtable brought together the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of parliament, the diplomatic corps, leading think tanks, and academia.

During the meeting, representatives of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Oliy Majlis, the International Institute for Central Asia, and UWED discussed priority areas for Kazakhstan's political and socio-economic modernization, infrastructure and digital economy development, and the consolidation of state sovereignty.

Special emphasis was placed on the prospects for further deepening the strategic partnership and allied relations between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, expanding trade and economic cooperation, and strengthening regional engagement in Central Asia.

The roundtable served as a platform for a substantive exchange of expert opinions on key issues surrounding Kazakhstan's development and the further strengthening of bilateral ties, reaffirming the importance of academic and expert dialogue in advancing the shared interests of both nations.