The role of non-governmental non-profit organizations and civil society institutions, whose activities are aimed at ensuring the interests of broad sections of the population, has increased in the process of further deepening democratic reforms and development of civil society in Uzbekistan today. In this regard the most important and national democratic institution of civil society in Uzbekistan is makhalla, which has been considered to be a unique institution that combines the lowest and regional branches of self-government in the country.
The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Kuala Lumpur organized a presentation of Uzbekistan’s tourism potential in Penang. The event was attended by leaders and members of the regional branch of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents, established in 1975 and involving 3100 tourism structures.
The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Malaysia Ravshan Usmanov met with the Director of MMK Spices Sdn. Bhd. Mohamed Shakir to discuss prospects of cooperation in the export of dried fruits, vegetables and legumes from Uzbekistan for further packaging and sale in the Malaysian market.
On May 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov, who arrived in Tashkent to attend the 11th meeting of the States Parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Regional Cooperation in drug control.
