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The first step towards a new system Public services are becoming an integral part of every person's life. For example, every day citizens are faced with the need to obtain a child's birth certificate, place him in a kindergarten and then in school, receive different information, different licenses for starting a business and developing it.

Four years ago, the Action Strategy in the five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021 (the Action Strategy) was adopted. Today there is no doubt about its constructability, as evidenced by the results of the reforms successfully carried out under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The system of "dialogue with the people", formed on the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has become an important factor in increasing the participation o f citizens in political processes. An atmosphere o f democratic order and freedom is being introduced in the country. Citizens' trust in government agencies has increased. People began to view government agencies and civil society institutions as protective institutions for themselves.

Four years ago, the Action Strategy in the five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021 (the Action Strategy) was adopted. Today there is no doubt about its constructability, as evidenced by the results of the reforms successfully carried out under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

For the first time in the history of the country, the National Strategy of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Human Rights was adopted with broad international participation. The national strategy is important in improving the mechanism for protecting human rights and building a culture of human rights. This document specifically shows the ways of a systematic approach to the issue of human rights, eliminating the existing vacuum and shortcomings.

The reforms, openness, transparency, renewal, and changes observed in the domestic policy of Uzbekistan in recent years are also evident in the country’s foreign policy.

A multiparty system has been established in the Republic of Uzbekistan, and is being developed in accordance with modern requirements, as a result of large-scale political, socio-economical and legal reforms that were gradually carried out in the process of independent statehood of nearly thirty years.

After Shavkat Mirziyoyev became the head of state in Uzbekistan, during a new stage of development, he began to pay special attention to the development of a strong civil society. The process of radical reforms carried out in the country has embraced all spheres of the social and political life of society.

It is not surprising that the new Uzbekistan's strategically important development program Action Strategy identifies ensuring the rule of law and further reforming the judicial and legal system as the second priority area. Indeed, in the radical modernization of the state and society, it is essential to ensure reliable protection of citizens' rights and freedoms, ensure the independence of the judiciary, achieve justice, strengthen the rule of law, and effectively combat corruption. In the past 2020, Uzbekistan and all spheres carried out large-scale work in this direction.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and the European Union continue to actively develop and became comprehensive and productive.