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At the same time, Uzbekistan joined the GUAM group, established in 1997 by Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova, and largely seen as intending to counter Russian influence in the region. [15] The CSTO was founded in 2002 when the six member states agreed to create the Collective Security Treaty Organization as a military alliance. [16]
U.S.–Uzbekistan relations formally began when the United States recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and opened an embassy in Tashkent in March 1992. U.S.-Uzbekistan relations developed slowly and reached a peak following the U.S. decision to invade Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks .
Uzbekistan rejoins the Collective Security Treaty Organization after previously leaving in 1999. 3 June: The Republic of Montenegro secedes from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Podgorica remains the capital. 5 June: The Republic of Serbia supersedes the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Belgrade remains the capital. 7 October
The CSTO, headquartered in Moscow, also includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Belarus. It had said it was waiting for Yerevan to clarify its stance.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) [a] is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia.It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of 20,368,759 km 2 (7,864,422 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 246,200,194.
In 2012, Uzbekistan opted to formally withdraw from the Russian-led CSTO alliance, leading some to debate whether such a move indicated a shift in its foreign policy to the West. [10] However, Uzbekistan remains a part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, of which both Russia and China are part.
After 11 years of negotiations, on 8 June 2023, in Sochi, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan signed the Commonwealth of Independent States Agreement on Free Trade in Services, Establishment, Operations and Investment to partly integrate Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the common standards of the WTO ...
Pashinyan stated, "We have now in practical terms frozen our participation in this treaty" and "membership of the CSTO was under review" during a live broadcast interview. [63] On 28 February 2024, during a speech made in the National Assembly , Pashinyan further stated that the CSTO is "a threat to the national security of Armenia".