UZBEKISTAN’S FOREIGN POLICY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
Keywords:
Uzbekistan; territorial integrity; Nagorno-Karabakh; Azerbaijan; Armenia; Georgia; multilateral diplomacy; UN; Turkic Council; sovereignty.Abstract
This chapter analyses Uzbekistan’s foreign-policy principles and their application to conflict resolution in the South Caucasus. The chapter argues that Uzbekistan’s stance—combining principled neutrality, Turkic solidarity, and pragmatic cooperation—serves both normative and strategic aims: to promote regional stability, protect sovereign norms, and advance bilateral economic and political partnerships without endorsing separatist projects.
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