TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 7. Uzbekistan
successfully concluded World Trade Organization (WTO) accession
negotiations with 11 countries in 2025, bringing the total number
of finalized bilateral agreements to 33, Trend reports, citing the press service of the
Uzbek President.
These figures were presented during a briefing reviewed by
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the progress of Uzbekistan’s WTO
accession and the country’s trade priorities for 2026.
According to the presentation, Uzbekistan also convened two
meetings of the WTO Working Party on accession in 2025, during
which WTO members received responses to more than 200 questions and
over 30 documents pertaining to the country’s foreign trade
regime.
Simultaneously, Uzbekistan continued comprehensive legal reforms
aimed at aligning national legislation with WTO rules and
international trade standards. In 2025, the country harmonized 68
legislative acts with international requirements, simplified
intellectual property registration procedures, strengthened
enforcement measures for violations, lifted export restrictions,
and abolished minimum export pricing practices for certain
goods.
The reforms additionally addressed technical barriers to trade
and sanitary measures, including replacing mandatory state
registration for high-risk products with certification procedures
and eliminating mandatory certification requirements for 747
product categories.
President Mirziyoyev directed relevant officials to complete the
remaining procedures required for formalizing Uzbekistan’s full WTO
membership within the year, including the continuation of both
bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
