A NATO delegation visited Uzbekistan to reaffirm the alliance’s partnership with Tashkent in the wake of changing security dynamics in the region.
Director-General of the NATO International Military Staff Lt. Gen. Janusz Adamczyk highlighted NATO’s ongoing engagement and cooperation with Uzbekistan, including the country’s ongoing participation in the Partnership for Peace initiative.
“NATO remains committed to maintaining robust political dialogue and practical cooperation with Uzbekistan. This partnership is vital to promoting security and stability in the region and highlights our commitment to addressing common challenges as well as fostering positive developments in the Central Asia region,” Lt. Gen. Adamczyk said.
Lt. Gen. Adamczyk started his visit to Uzbekistan by meeting Deputy Minister of Defense for Educational and Ideological Affairs Maj. Gen. Hamdam Karshiev. At the Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the director-general lectured on NATO’s global outreach and cooperative frameworks. He commended Uzbekistan for recognizing the value of working together since the 1990s to tackle common challenges and protect shared security and mutual values.
Traveling to the outskirts of the capital, the NATO general and his delegation toured the Chimyon Mountain Training Centre, one of the Uzbekistan’s five mountain training facilities. The Uzbek commander described how 300 troops spend a year engaged in specialized training at the center.
The visit to the Uzbek Armed Forces Partnership for Peace Training Centre further emphasized Uzbekistan’s ongoing engagement through Partnership for Peace.
In a sign of the expanded relationship, NATO military specialists trained Uzbek Army cadets in April 2024. According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Defense, NATO experts conducted a “training session on a number of subjects” at a specialist Army training center. Sources: Uzbek Ministry of Defense, NATO