Editing Foreign relations of Uzbekistan (section)

==Relations by country==
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|{{Flag|Afghanistan}}
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See [[Afghanistan–Uzbekistan relations]]
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|{{flag|Armenia}}||<!-- Start date -->1995
|See [[Armenia–Uzbekistan relations]]
*The countries established diplomatic relations on 27 October 1995 by protocol.<ref name="mfa.uz">{{Cite web |title=STATES WITH WHICH THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=http://www.mfa.uz/en/cooperation/country/?sphrase_id=2004455 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425191449/https://mfa.uz/en/cooperation/country/?sphrase_id=2004455 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |access-date=30 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.am/en/country-by-country/uz/ |title=Uzbekistan - Bilateral Relations - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia |access-date=2017-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065539/http://www.mfa.am/en/country-by-country/uz/ |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
*Uzbekistan is represented in Armenia through its embassy in [[Moscow]], Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.am/en/representations-by-countries2/uz/ |title=Uzbekistan - by country - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia |access-date=2017-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065420/http://www.mfa.am/en/representations-by-countries2/uz/ |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
*Both countries are members of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] and [[Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area]].
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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|1995
|See [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan relations]]
* The countries established diplomatic relations on 2 October 1995 by protocol.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Uzbekistan|url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/content/372/uzbekistan|access-date=2021-06-17|website=mfa.gov.az|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200500/https://mfa.gov.az/en/content/372/uzbekistan|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Azerbaijan has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].<ref name=":0" />
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Baku]].<ref name=":0" />
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|{{flag|Belarus}}||<!-- Start date --> 1992
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* Belarus has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uzbekistan.belembassy.org/|title=belembassy.org|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530001856/http://www.uzbekistan.belembassy.org/|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Minsk]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Eurasian Economic Community]], of the [[Collective Security Treaty Organisation]] and of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]
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|{{flag|Bulgaria}}||<!-- Start date --> 1992-09-12
|See [[Bulgaria–Uzbekistan relations]]
* Bulgaria has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.mfa.bg/tashkent/index.php?lang=en
 |title=Bulgarian embassy in Tashkent
 |access-date=2009-05-05
 |archive-date=2011-05-24
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524112009/http://www.mfa.bg/tashkent/index.php?lang=en
 |url-status=dead
 }}</ref>
* Uzbekistan is represented in Bulgaria through a non resident ambassador based in [[Tashkent]] (in the Foreign Ministry.)<ref>
{{cite web 
 |url=http://mfa.uz/eng/ 
 |title=Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 |access-date=2009-05-05 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422173824/http://www.mfa.uz/eng/ 
 |archive-date=2009-04-22 
 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|China}}||<!--Date started-->3 January 1992<ref>{{cite web |title=中国与乌兹别克斯坦共和国的关系 |url=http://uz.china-embassy.org/chn/zwgx/zwgxjj/ |website=Embassy of China in Tashkent |accessdate=2015-08-05 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150502124728/http://uz.china-embassy.org/chn/zwgx/zwgxjj/ |archivedate=2015-05-02 |url-status=live |date=2004-06-11 }}</ref>||See [[China–Uzbekistan relations]]
*Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and two consulate-generals in [[Guangzhou]] and [[Shanghai]].
*China has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].
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|{{flag|Cuba}}||<!-- Start date -->2006
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 13, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mfa.uz/ru/cooperation/country/|title=Страны, с которыми Узбекистан установил дипломатические отношения|publisher=mfa.uz|access-date=2019-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418154010/https://mfa.uz/ru/cooperation/country/|archive-date=2019-04-18|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Uzbekistan is accredited to Cuba from its embassy in the [[United States]].
*Cuba is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in [[Azerbaijan]].
*In May 1963, [[Fidel Castro]] visited the [[Uzbek SSR]] on an official visit, being bosted by the Uzbek [[List of leaders of Uzbekistan|Communist First Secretary]] [[Sharof Rashidov]].<ref>Riccardo Mario Cucciolla, Sharaf Rashidov and the international dimensions of Soviet Uzbekistan, Central Asian Survey, 39, 2, 2020, pp. 185-201 (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02634937.2019.1708269)</ref>
*In 2016, Cuba became the only country in the world (other than Uzbekistan itself) that declared an official period of mourning in connection with the death of President [[Islam Karimov]], with many speculating that this was because of Castro's reported liking towards the late Uzbek leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2016/09/04/decreta-el-consejo-de-estado-de-cuba-duelo-oficial-por-fallecimiento-de-presidente-uzbeko/#.XRIXOLDVKmV|title=Decreta el Consejo de Estado de Cuba duelo oficial por fallecimiento de Presidente uzbeko|date=4 September 2016|publisher=www.cubadebate.cu|access-date=2019-06-25|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823221653/http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2016/09/04/decreta-el-consejo-de-estado-de-cuba-duelo-oficial-por-fallecimiento-de-presidente-uzbeko/#.XRIXOLDVKmV|archive-date=2017-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/3592402|title=Куба объявила траур по случаю кончины президента Узбекистана|publisher=tass.ru |access-date=2019-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113224329/http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/3592402|archive-date=2016-11-13|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mir24.tv/news/14975210/kuba-obyavila-traur-po-sluchayu-konchiny-islama-karimova|title=Куба объявила траур по случаю кончины Ислама Каримова|publisher=mir24.tv|access-date=2019-06-25|archive-date=2021-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713203154/https://mir24.tv/news/14975210/kuba-obyavila-traur-po-sluchayu-konchiny-islama-karimova|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{GER}}
|<!-- Start date -->1992
|See [[Germany–Uzbekistan relations]]
* Germany has an embassy in Tashkent.
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Berlin]] and a consulate general in [[Frankfurt]].
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|{{flag|India}}||<!-- Start date -->18 March 1992||See [[India–Uzbekistan relations]]
* India has an embassy in Tashkent.
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[New Delhi]].
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||<!-- Start date -->23 June 1992||See [[Indonesia–Uzbekistan relations]]
* On 28 December 1991, Indonesia has recognized the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the dissolved Soviet Union.
* Uzbekistan realized the strategic importance of Indonesia, home to the world's biggest Muslim population and [[Southeast Asia]]'s biggest economy.<ref name="JPUzbek">{{cite web |title=Uzbekistan wants to reshape relations with Indonesia |author=Veeramalla Anjaiah and Kanupriya Kapoor |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/01/uzbekistan-wants-reshape-relations-with-indonesia.html |date=1 September 2009 |publisher=The Jakarta Post |access-date=27 April 2014 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112733/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/01/uzbekistan-wants-reshape-relations-with-indonesia.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Indonesia recognizes Uzbekistan's strategic importance as the gate to [[Central Asia]], a growing economy and a potential market.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indonesia-Uzbekistan Sepakat Tingkatkan Kerjasama Perdagangan |author=Priyambodo RH |url=http://www.antaranews.com/berita/96746/indonesia-uzbekistan-sepakat-tingkatkan-kerjasama-perdagangan |date=17 March 2008 |publisher=Antara News |language=id |access-date=27 April 2014 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102753/http://www.antaranews.com/berita/96746/indonesia-uzbekistan-sepakat-tingkatkan-kerjasama-perdagangan |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Indonesia has an embassy in Tashkent that is also accredited to Kyrgyzstan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kemlu.go.id/tashkent |title=Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uzembassy.id/site/index?language=en |title=Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Iran}}||<!-- Start date --> 1991
|See [[Iran–Uzbekistan relations]]
* The two countries have deep cultural and historical ties, and Uzbekistan is considered as a part of [[Greater Iran]].  Iran has been especially active in pursuing economic projects and social, cultural, and diplomatic initiatives in Uzbekistan. The two nations have also worked on overland links and other joint ventures. The countries' conflicting political set-ups (Iran's Islamic theocracy versus Uzbekistan's secular republic) does not appear to have deterred efforts to improve relations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/uzbekistan/53.htm|title=Uzbekistan - The Middle East and Pakistan|website=countrystudies.us|access-date=2009-05-24|archive-date=2016-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103190358/http://countrystudies.us/uzbekistan/53.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||<!-- Start date -->
|See [[Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan relations]]
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|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||<!-- Start date -->
|See [[Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations]]
*[[Uzbekistan]] dominates southern [[Kyrgyzstan]] both economically and politically, based on the large Uzbek population in that region of Kyrgyzstan and on economic and geographic conditions.<ref name=cs>Martha Brill Olcott.  "Central Asian Neighbors". [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kgtoc.html ''Kyrgyzstan: a country study''] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121213074309/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kgtoc.html |date=2012-12-13 }} (Glenn E. Curtis, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (March 1996). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.''</ref>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gov.uz/en/press/politics/6297|title=Interview of Ambassador of Malaysia to Uzbekistan|publisher=The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan|access-date=6 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106170143/http://gov.uz/en/press/politics/6297|archive-date=6 January 2014}}</ref>
|See [[Malaysia–Uzbekistan relations]]
* Malaysia has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||<!--Date started-->14 January 1992||
* Mexico is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/iran/index.php/es/|title=Inicio|website=embamex.sre.gob.mx|access-date=2017-09-27|archive-date=2021-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205104127/https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/iran/index.php/es/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Uzbekistan is accredited to Mexico from its Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uzbekconsulny.org/consulate/index.php/en/|title=Home|date=April 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409105917/http://www.uzbekconsulny.org/consulate/index.php/en/|archive-date=2014-04-09}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Mauritania}}||<!-- Start date -->2 July 2008||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 2, 2008.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan — States with which the Republic of Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://mfa.uz/en/cooperation/country/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211114153/http://www.mfa.uz/en/cooperation/country/ |archive-date=2017-12-11 |access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]].

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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||<!-- Start date -->
|See [[Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations]]
*Relations between the two states were established when the republic of Uzbekistan became independent following the collapse of the USSR, the relations between the two countries were initially strained by the situation in [[Afghanistan]] which both countries border as they supported different Afghan factions.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4322925.stm|title=BBC NEWS - Asia-Pacific - Musharraf signs Uzbek agreements|date=6 March 2005|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911130004/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4322925.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*However relations improved after the fall of the Taliban, both countries seeking to improve relations for the sake of trade, Pakistan wishing to gain access to Central Asian markets and landlocked Uzbekistan to access ports on the Indian Ocean.<ref name="BBC"/>
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|{{flag|Poland}}||<!-- Start date --> 1992-03-19
|See [[Poland–Uzbekistan relations]]
* Poland has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Warsaw]] and an honorary consulate in [[Poznań]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poznan.pl/mim/turystyka/konsulaty,poi,58,36/-,79042.html|title=Konsulat Republiki Uzbekistanu|website=Poznan.pl|access-date=11 December 2023|language=pl}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Romania}}||<!-- Start date --> 1995-10-06
|See [[Romania–Uzbekistan relations]]
* Romania recognized Uzbekistan's independence on December 20, 1991.
* Romania has an embassy in [[Tashkent]], although Uzbekistan does not have any representation in Romania.
* Romania sees Uzbekistan as a potentially important partner in Central Asia, where it is trying to increase its standing, while Uzbekistan hopes to receive increased access to technology and European markets via Romania.<ref>{{cite news|title= Romanian foreign minister to attend EU-Central Asia security forum in Paris|work = BBC Monitoring Service| date = September 18, 2008}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Russia}}||<!-- Start date --> 1992
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{{main|Russia–Uzbekistan relations}}
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Moscow]]
* Russia has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].
* Uzbekistan was once a former Soviet Socialist republic. It still has strong ties to Russia and the West.
* In the aftermath of the [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|May 2005 unrest]], Uzbekistan demanded that the United States leave the base at [[Karshi-Khanabad]].
* In November 2005, both presidents [[Islam Karimov]] and [[Vladimir Putin]] had signed a mutual cooperation agreement in [[Moscow]].
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|{{flag|Republic of Korea}}||<!-- Start date --> 29 January 1992<ref name="mofa.go.kr">{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070803/1_24636.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |website=www.mofa.go.kr |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224083920/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070803/1_24636.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|See [[South Korea–Uzbekistan relations]]
* Number of Ethnic Koreans living in Uzbekistan: About 180,000 (Largest number among the CIS nations).<ref name="mofa.go.kr"/> 
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|{{flag|Spain}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Spain–Uzbekistan relations]] 
* Spain is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Moscow, Russia.
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Madrid]].
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|{{flag|Tajikistan}}||<!-- Start date -->
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{{main|Tajikistan–Uzbekistan relations}}
* Tajikistan has an embassy in [[Tashkent]].
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in [[Dushanbe]].
* Western analysts say that the two countries are "engaged in an undeclared cold war".<ref>{{cite news
  |last=Stern
  |first=David L.
  |title=Tajikistan Hopes Water Will Power Its Ambitions
  |newspaper=New York Times
  |date=September 1, 2008
  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01tajikistan.html
  |access-date=2008-09-01
  |archive-date=2022-02-14
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214051444/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01tajikistan.html
  |url-status=live
  }}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Eurasian Economic Community]], the [[Collective Security Treaty Organisation]], the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]], and the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]. 
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||<!-- Start date -->March 4, 1992<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-uzbekistan%20.en.mfa| title=Relations between Turkey and Uzbekistan| publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs| access-date=6 October 2020| archive-date=10 November 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110033223/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-uzbekistan%20.en.mfa| url-status=live}}</ref>||See [[Turkey–Uzbekistan relations]]
* [[Uzbekistan]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a Consulate General in [[Istanbul]]
* Turkey has an embassy in [[Tashkent]] and a Consulate General in [[Samarkand]] since 7 March 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qha.com.tr/haberler/turkiye-nin-semerkant-baskonsoloslugu-torenle-acildi/307767/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121072157/https://qha.com.tr/haberler/turkiye-nin-semerkant-baskonsoloslugu-torenle-acildi/307767/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2022|title=Samarkand Consulate General of Turkey was opened with ceremon}}</ref>
*Both countries are members of [[Asia Cooperation Dialogue]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization]], [[International Organization of Turkic Culture]], [[OIC]], [[TAKM]], [[Turkic Council]], [[TURKPA]], [[OSCE]] and [[WTO]]. 
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.3 billion in 2019 (Uzbek exports/imports: 1.14/1.23 billion USD.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/economic-relations-between-turkey-and-uzbekistan.en.mfa| title=Economic Relations between Turkey and Uzbekistan| publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs| access-date=6 October 2020| archive-date=18 October 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018220704/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/economic-relations-between-turkey-and-uzbekistan.en.mfa| url-status=live}}</ref>
* Turkey was the first country that recognized Uzbekistan's independence in 1991.
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|{{flag|Turkmenistan}}||<!-- Start date -->
|{{Main|Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan relations}}
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|{{flag|Ukraine}}||<!-- Start date --> 1992
|{{Main|Ukraine–Uzbekistan relations}}
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||{{Date table sorting|1992}}||See [[United Kingdom–Uzbekistan relations]]
Uzbekistan established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 18 February 1992.
*Uzbekistan maintains an [[Embassy of Uzbekistan, London|embassy]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uzembassy.uk/page/314|title=About the Embassy|website= 
[[Embassy of Uzbekistan, London|Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]|access-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330060305/https://www.uzembassy.uk/page/314|archive-date=30 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*The United Kingdom is accredited to Uzbekistan through its embassy in [[Tashkent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tashkent|title=British Embassy Tashkent|website=GOV.UK|access-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026021018/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tashkent|archive-date=26 October 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Both countries share common membership of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pincher|first=Christopher|date=31 October 2019|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/united-kingdom-and-uzbekistan-sign-partnership-and-cooperation-agreement|title=UK and Uzbekistan sign partnership and co-operation agreement|website=GOV.UK|access-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031150126/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/united-kingdom-and-uzbekistan-sign-partnership-and-cooperation-agreement|archive-date=31 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|United States}}||<!-- Start date --> 1992
|See [[United States–Uzbekistan relations]]
* The United States recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and opened an embassy in Tashkent in March 1992. 
* The United States has an [[Embassy of the United States, Tashkent|embassy]] in [[Tashkent]].
* Uzbekistan has an [[Embassy of Uzbekistan, Washington, D.C.|embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and a consulate–general in [[New York City]].
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