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- 13.07.2023 12:08:00
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An article on the July 9 presidential election in Uzbekistan was published in the prestigious Global Times, an English-language newspaper published in China.
The article notes that the candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party, the incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the elections with 87.05 percent of the vote, and the chairman of the Central Election Commission noted that the elections were held in conditions of real competition, in accordance with international standards and national legislation.
According to the Global Times, a number of historic changes have taken place in our republic in recent years - the size of the country's economy has doubled, and the gross domestic product is expected to reach more than $100 billion in the coming years.
“Despite the crisis in the global economy and the instability of the external environment, Uzbekistan managed to maintain an average high rate of economic growth at the level of 5 percent,” the newspaper writes. - According to the International Monetary Fund, GDP is expected to grow by 6 percent by the end of 2023. This is a sign that the country is developing rapidly.
"Global Times" based on the opinion of the Director of the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Sun Chuanchi that Shavkat Mirziyoyev proved himself as a reformer capable of creating a New Uzbekistan based on the principle "Man is the highest value", to the status of a leader nation and emphasizes that he leads the country to development and modernization. “Thanks to the ongoing reforms, Uzbekistan has become a rapidly developing country, demonstrating its independence, the ability to protect the peaceful life of its people, relying on the pace of sustainable development, full of strength and potential,” the newspaper writes.
At the same time, the article notes that the active foreign policy of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is considered as the most priority direction aimed at strengthening good neighborliness and mutual trust in Central Asia, which ensures fundamental changes in the development of the regional cooperation process, a new environment for cooperation, it was emphasized that it creates and strengthens the interdependence of the countries of the region.
It should be noted that the Global Times is an authoritative publication in English covering the most important world events.
source: uza.uz
