EU to Sign Uzbekistan Partnership Deal Despite Rights Abuses

Uzbek president to start 2-day visit to Brussels on Thursday

Signing of enhanced partnership, cooperation deal expected in Oct. 23-24 visit - Anadolu Ajansı

EU to Sign Uzbekistan Partnership Deal Despite Rights Abuses

(Brussels, October 22, 2025) - Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a high-level visit to Brussels on October 24, 2025 to sign a partnership deal with the EU setting out a new stage of closer relations and cooperation.

Uzbekistan and Belgium: Toward a New Stage of Strategic Partnership with the European Union

In October, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will pay a state visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, during which important decisions are expected to be made that will mark a qualitatively new stage in relations between Uzbekistan and the European Union. In particular, the visit will feature the signing of the Agreement on Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit to Brussels marks a new era in cooperation between Uzbekistan and the EU

On 24 October 2025, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will visit Brussels for high-level meetings with the European Union leadership. The visit is set to culminate in the signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) — a comprehensive framework that will redefine Uzbekistan’s ties with the EU for the next decade. The signing represents not just a diplomatic milestone, but the formal recognition of Uzbekistan…