Shavkat Mirziyoyev: “I devote my life to the Uzbek Nation”Published on EGF: 15.06.2024 by EGF Editor
These words touched people's hearts. Perhaps this is where this quote began to be promoted in the press and social media. Why? Because they were sincere and spoken from the heart. A little time has passed and two extremely important news for the country have circulated in the pages of the media. The first refers to the World Bank. It says: “Uzbekistan reduced poverty from 17 percent in 2021 to 11 percent in 2023, with the reduction being greater in rural areas (8 percent) than in urban areas (4 percentage points). About 1.6 million people were lifted out of poverty." For the second news, the Central Bank took responsibility: “At the end of 2023,” it says, “the total number of employed people in Uzbekistan increased by 312 thousand people, or 2.3 percent, compared to last year. It is noted that starting from the second half of the year, labor market indicators continue to improve. In particular, by January of this year, the unemployment rate in the economy has significantly decreased and amounted to 6.8 percent. The main contribution to the increase in employment was made by the construction and trade sectors, while the number of those employed in agriculture decreased. In addition, the demand for labor, as measured by the number of vacancies in the labor market, increased by 14 percent. We did not take these examples from an enthusiastic article by a writer or a journalist. The economic data cited are, by their status, official. Since the World Bank has recognized these indicators in its analysis, it means that we are on the right track: the work we are doing is paying off. To be fair, it should be noted that among our people there are those who do not realize the changes taking place, as if they do not see them. I would say to such people: there are such concepts as justice and piety in this world, nobody has rejected them. And I would also say that Rome, the epicenter of human civilization, was not built in a day....
Of course, I'm not an economist. However, I live the life of the country, where the President pursues a humane policy, so I believe, as a citizen of my great Motherland, I have the right to express my personal opinion on many processes taking place in this country. The history of the ancient world shows that unexpected changes sometimes completely change a person, his mental world, way of thinking, way of life and work. Such transformation forms in him/her love for the Motherland, a sense of involvement in progressive reforms, responsibility for his fate, future and, in fact, after all this, the greatest changes begin. I will not be mistaken if I say that my words confirm the important processes taking place in the renewed Uzbekistan, which is currently acquiring a completely new image. Perhaps that is why these historical transformations are described by the world community as a “great era of revival”. Indeed, in the first years of independence, and more precisely until 2016, we faced seemingly insurmountable, difficult, thorny obstacles. These were peaks related to our thinking, outlook, lifestyle, renewal of our dreams and goals, life principles that needed reformation. It is important to note that in a short historical period, our people under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev have entered a new era, they are conquering the peaks of the New Uzbekistan with firm confidence, steadfastness, carefully thought-out plans for the near and long term and high consciousness. Read the full story with this link| Security | The Caspian and Central Asia |
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Qudratilla Rafikov,
Political scientist
