List of international presidential trips made by Shavkat Mirziyoyev explained

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the 2nd President of Uzbekistan.

2017

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
TurkmenistanAshgabat,TürkmenabatMarch 6–7State Visit. Met with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Inaugurated a memorial complex in Türkmenabat, and unveiled a bust of Islam Karimov.[1] [2]
KazakhstanAstanaMarch 22–23State Visit. Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[3] [4] [5]
RussiaMoscowApril 4–5State Visit. Met with President Vladimir Putin.[6] [7]
KazakhstanSouth Kazakhstan RegionApril 29Working Visit.[8]
ChinaBeijingMay 10–14State Visit. Also took part in the "One Belt, One Road" international forum in Beijing. Met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[9] [10]
TurkmenistanAshgabatMay 19–20Working Visit.[11]
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhMay 20–21Attended the Arab Islamic American summit. Met Presidents of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, United States, Afghanistan, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister of Turkey, King of Saudi Arabia.[12]
KazakhstanAstanaJune 8–9Attended a session of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and opening of Astana EXPO. Met King of Spain, Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India.[13]
KyrgyzstanBishkekSeptember 5–6Historic State Visit. Signing the package of documents about cooperation and border demarcation.[14] It was the first visit to Kyrgyzstan by an Uzbek president in 17 years.[15]
KazakhstanAstanaSeptember 9–10Attended summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Science and Technology, EXPO closing ceremony, held bilateral meetings with the Presidents of Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.
TurkmenistanAshgabatSeptember 17Attended the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, met Presidents of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.[16]
United StatesNew York CitySeptember 18–20Attended the UN General Assembly, met President of Bulgaria, Prime Minister of Georgia, UN Secretary-General, President of World Bank Group, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, attended Uzbek-US business forum, met Uzbek citizens living in New York.
RussiaSochiOctober 11Attended the CIS summit, met Presidents of Russia and Belarus.
TurkeyAnkara, IstanbulOctober 25–27State Visit.
South KoreaSeoulNovember 22–25State Visit.
RussiaMoscowDecember 26Working visit, attending the Informal meeting of the CIS Heads of State.

2018

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
TajikistanDushanbeMarch 9–10State Visit.[17]
KazakhstanAstanaMarch 15Working Visit. Attended a summit of the heads of five Central Asian countries.[18]
United StatesWashington, D.C.May 15–17 Official Visit, met Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, held meetings in Congress and Pentagon.[19] [20]
ChinaQingdaoJune 9–10Attended the SCO Summit, met leaders of China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and First deputy of the UN Secretary-General.[21]
RussiaMoscowJune 14Attended the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[22]
KazakhstanAstanaJuly 5–6Working visit.[23]
TurkmenistanAshgabatAugust 24Working Visit, Aral Sea Summit.[24]
KyrgyzstanCholpon-AtaSeptember 3–4Working Visit.[25] [26] [27]
TajikistanDushanbeSeptember 27–28Working Visit.[28] [29] [30]
IndiaNew Delhi, AgraSeptember 30 – October 1 State Visit.[31] [32]
FranceParisOctober 8–9State Visit.[33]
KazakhstanSaryagashOctober 20Working Visit.[34]
RussiaSt. PetersburgDecember 6Working Visit.

2019

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
IndiaGujaratJanuary 18, 2019Working Visit.
GermanyMunich
Berlin
January 20–22, 2019State Visit.[35]
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiMarch 25–26, 2019State Visit.[36]
ChinaBeijingApril 24–27Attended the Belt and Road Summit, met leaders of China, Tajikistan, the IMF, and the UN Secretary-General.[37]
BishkekJune 14–15 Scheduled to attend the SCO summit.
TajikistanDushanbeJune 15Attended CICA summit, met Presidents of Bangladesh and Turkey.[38]
BelarusMinskAugust 1[39] [40] [41] State Visit.
AshgabatOctober 11Attended the CIS summit, met Presidents of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Moldova and Prime Minister of Armenia.
BakuOctober 14–15Attended the summit of the Turkic speaking countries, met Presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Prime Minister of Hungary and First President of Kazakhstan.
St. PetersburgDecember 20Working Visit.[42]
JapanTokyoDecember 17–20State Visit.[43] [44]

2020

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
TurkeyAnkaraFebruary 19–20, 2020Official Visit.[45]
MoscowJune 24, 2020Public visit. 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade.[46]

2021

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
Ashgabat and GypjakApril 29Working and private visit. Bilateral relations were discussed, Turkmenbashi's Mausoleum visited, and Berdimuhamedov's condolences were expressed in connection with the recent death of his father. A solemn iftar was made.
Dushanbe and Sughd VilayatJune 9–10Official visit.[47]
Türkmenbaşy and AwazaAugust 5–6Working visit. Participation in the Summit of the Heads of State of Central Asia.[48]
IstanbulNovember 11–13Working visit. Participation in the Organization of Turkic States. Met Presidents of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan.
MoscowNovember 19Working visit.
AshgabatNovember 28Working Visit. Participating in the 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization, met Presidents of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Iran.
Nur-SultanDecember 5–6State visit.
SeoulDecember 16–17State Visit.
Saint PetersburgDecember 28–29Working Visit. Participating in the unofficial CIS Summit.

2022

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
BeijingFebruary 4–5Working and Public Visit. Participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
IslamabadMarch 3–4State Visit.
Abu-DhabiMay 15Working visit.
Cholpon-AtaJuly 21Working visit.
Jeddah, Medina, MeccaAugust 17–18State visit.
BudapestOctober 3–4State visit.
October 7Working visit.
AstanaOctober 12–14Working visit.
AshgabatOctober 20–21State visit.
AstanaOctober 27Working visit.
ParisNovember 21–22Official visit.
Saint PetersburgDecember 26–27Working visit.

2023

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
SingaporeJanuary 17State visit.
BishkekJanuary 26-27State visit.
CairoFebruary 20-21Official visit.
BakuMarch 1-2Working visit.
ShymkentMarch 3Working visit
AnkaraMarch 15-17Working visit
BerlinMay 2-3Official visit
MoscowMay 8-9Working visit
Xi'anMay 18-19State visit
Cholpon-AtaJune 2Working visit
AnkaraJune 3Working visit. Attending the inauguration of Turkish President Erdoğan.
Rome, MilanJune 7-9Official visit
TehranJune 18State visit
JeddahJule 18-19Official visit
AshgabatAugust 4Working visit
BudapestAugust 19-20Official visit
BakuAugust 22-23State visit
DushanbeSeptember 14-15Official visit
New-YorkSeptember 17-21Official visit
BerlinSeptember 28-30Official visit
DohaOctober 1-2State visit
Tatarstan (Kazan), MoscowOctober 5-7Official visit
BishkekOctober 13Working visit
BeijingOctober 17-18Working visit
AstanaNovember 2-3Working visit
BakuNovember 23-24Working visit
DubaiNovember 30 December 2Working visit, held meetings with the King of Malaysia, Prime Minister of India, Presidents of Indonesia, Mongolia and Turkey.
Saint PetersburgDecember 25-26Working visit

2024

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
BeijingJanuary 23-25State visit
KazanFebruary 21Working visit
DushanbeApril 18-19State visit
MoscowMay 8-9Working visit
AnkaraJune 6State visit
AstanaJuly 3-4Working visit. Participation in the SCO Summit
ShushaJuly 5Working visit

Future visits

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
Brussels2023Official Visit.[49] [50]
BangladeshDhaka2023State Visit.[51]
GeorgiaTbilisi2023State Visit

Number of visits

Updated July 5, 2024.

CountryVisits
16
13
10
7
7
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Visits hosted in Uzbekistan by Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Since September 2016, all the visits to Uzbekistan have had the character of working visits. Mostly it was giving honor to the First President Islam Karimov at his burial site. On 16 September 2017, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uzbekistan with state visit. That was the first state visit hosted by Mirziyoyev in Tashkent.[52]

State visits

Country Name Title Date
June 10–11, 2017
September 16–17, 2017
October 5–6, 2017
Afghanistan December 4–5[53]
December 13–14, 2017
April 23–24, 2018
April 29 – May 1, 2018
August 16–17, 2018[54]
September 4–5, 2018[55]
September 13–14, 2018
October 18–19, 2018[56]
April 14, 2019
President of South KoreaApril 18 - 21 2019[57]
President of GermanyMay 27–29, 2019[58]
President of KyrgyzstanMarch 11–12, 2021
March 30, 2021
July 15–16, 2021
October 4–5, 2021
March 29–31, 2022
June 2–3, 2022
Ilham AliyevPresident of AzerbaijanJune 21–22, 2022[59]
Serdar BerdimuhamedowPresident of TurkmenistanJuly 14–15, 2022
Ebrahim RaisiPresident of IranSeptember 14–16, 2022
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of China
September 14–16, 2022
Charles MichelPresident of the European CouncilOctober 28, 2022
Kassym-Jomart TokayevPresident of KazakhstanDecember 21–22, 2022
Halimah YacobPresident of SingaporeMay 23-25, 2023
Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir of QatarJune 4-5, 2023
Emmanuel MacronPresident of FranceNovember 1-2, 2023
Sergio MattarellaPresident of ItalyNovember 9-11, 2023
Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir of QatarDecember 19, 2023
February 7–8, 2024
April 5, 2024
May 17-19, 2024
May 26-27, 2024
June 13-15,2024
June 23-26, 2024
June 30 Jule 1, 2024
President of KyrgyzstanJule 18-19, 2024

Working visits

Country Name Title DateCommentary
December 24, 2016Working and Public visit to Samarkand
March 21, 2018During his Working and Public visit to Samarkand, he also attended the celebration of Navruz in this city
Afghanistan March 26–27, 2018Working visit to Tashkent and participation in the international conference on Afghanistan "Peace process, security cooperation and regional cooperation"
May 31 – June 2, 2019A Working visit to Tashkent as well as a Public visit to the cities of Samarkand and Bukhara
Afghanistan July 15–16, 2021Working visit to Tashkent and participation in the international conference "Central and South Asia: Regional Interconnectedness. Challenges and opportunities"
President of Kyrgyzstan September 14–16, 2022Working visit during the annual summit of heads of state of the SCO member countries in Samarkand
September 14–16, 2022Working visit during the annual SCO summit in Samarkand as a guest of honor and as the head of the SCO observer country
September 15–16, 2022 Working visit during the annual SCO summit in Samarkand as a guest of honor and as the head of the country of the SCO dialogue partner
September 15–16, 2022Working visit during the annual SCO summit in Samarkand as a guest of honor and as the head of the SCO observer country
September 15–16, 2022Working visit during the annual summit of heads of state of the SCO member countries in Samarkand
President of Kazakhstan September 15–16, 2022Working visit during the annual summit of heads of state of the SCO member countries in Samarkand
September 15–16, 2022Working visit during the annual summit of heads of state of the SCO member countries in Samarkand
September 15–16, 2022Working visit during the annual summit of heads of state of the SCO member countries in Samarkand and Semi-official visit to Uzbekistan (also in Samarkand)
September 15–16, 2022Working visit during the annual summit of heads of state of the SCO member countries in Samarkand
September 15–16, 2022 Working visit during the annual SCO summit in Samarkand as a guest of honor and as the head of the country of the SCO dialogue partner
September 15–16, 2022 Working visit during the annual SCO summit in Samarkand as a guest of honor
November 10–11, 2022 Working visit
November 10–11, 2022 Working visit
President of Kazakhstan November 10–11, 2022Working visit
President of Kyrgyzstan November 10–11, 2022Working visit
Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan November 10–11, 2022Working Visit
Viktor OrbánPrime Minister of Hungary November 10–11, 2022Working Visit
President of Kyrgyzstan November 8-9, 2023Working visit
November 9, 2023 Working visit
November 8-9, 2023Working visit
November 8-9, 2023 Working visit
November 9, 2023Working visit
November 9, 2023 Working visit
November 8-9, 2023 Working visit
November 8-9, 2023 Working visit

Public and regional visits

Country Name Title Date Note
September 6, 2016 The President of Russia visited the grave of Islam Karimov in Samarkand, met with Karimov's wife and daughter, and met with Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
September 12, 2016 The President of Kazakhstan visited the grave of Islam Karimov in Samarkand, met with Karimov's wife and daughter, and met with Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
October 6, 2016 The President of Belarus visited the grave of Islam Karimov in Samarkand, met with Karimov's wife and daughter, and met with Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
November 17–18, 2016The President of Turkey visited the grave of Islam Karimov in Samarkand, met with Karimov's wife and daughter, and met with Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Also visited the famous sights and places of Samarkand.
June 16–18, 2019 The President of Bangladesh and his wife visited Uzbekistan on a tourist, ziyarat and working visit. Visited the sights and famous places of Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent, as well as acquainted with the activities of the textile company.[60] On June 15, Abdul met with Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, at the CICA summit.[61]

Future visits

CountryPersonNameeAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
President of HungaryKatalin NovakTashkent SamarkandIs being preparedState Visit
Prime Minister of JapanFumio KishidaTashkent SamarkandIs being preparedOfficial visit
Prime minister of SingaporeLee Hsien LoongTashkentIs being preparedState visit
President of GermanyFrank-Walter SteinmeierTashkent SamarkandIs being preparedState visit
Chancellor of GermanyOlaf ScholzTashkent SamarkandIs being preparedState visit
President of ItalySergio MattarellaTashkentIs being preparedState visit
President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian RepublicGiorgia MeloniTashkentIs being preparedState visit

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan: good neighborhood and fraternal relations are strengthening. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  2. Web site: Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are strategic partners. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  3. Web site: President of Uzbekistan arrived in Kazakhstan. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  4. Web site: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has departed to Kazakhstan with a state visit. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  5. Web site: On state visit of President of Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  6. Web site: President Mirziyoyev arrived in Moscow. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  7. Web site: Shavkat Mirziyoyev laid flowers to the Unknown soldier memorial in Moscow. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  8. Web site: On upcoming state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to China. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  9. Web site: On upcoming state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to China. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  10. Web site: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has departed on a state visit to China. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  11. Web site: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has departed on a working visit for Turkmenistan. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  12. Web site: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends the Arab Islamic American Summit. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  13. Web site: SCO Heads of State's meeting in private session. president.uz. en. 2017-06-12.
  14. News: Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Kyrgyzstan on September 6.
  15. News: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan reach historic new stage in relations.
  16. Web site: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkmenistan on September 17.
  17. Web site: High Hopes for Mending Tajikistan-Uzbekistan Relations Ahead of State Visit.
  18. Web site: The summit will also be attended by Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev.. Radio Free Europe. March 14, 2018. March 14, 2018. English.
  19. Web site: Opening in Uzbekistan: A Preview of President Mirziyoyev's Visit.
  20. Web site: Uzbekistan and U.S. To resume bilateral strategic partnership.
  21. Web site: Mirziyoyev to meet Putin, Modi and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. Trend News Agency. May 30, 2018. en. 2018-06-03.
  22. News: Kremlin: Donald Trump welcome guest at FIFA World Cup.
  23. Web site: Шавкат Мирзиёев Қозоғистонга боради.
  24. News: President of Turkmenistan invites President Mirziyoyev to visit Ashgabat this August.
  25. News: Mirziyoyev to take part in summit of Turkic Council in Kyrgyzstan. July 24, 2018.
  26. News: Presidents of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and the Prime Minister of Hungary to attend World Nomad Games opening ceremony.
  27. Web site: Uzbek president to leave for Kyrgyzstan Sept. 3. September 2018.
  28. Web site: Uzbek president due in Tajikistan. August 28, 2018.
  29. Web site: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev greeted Prime Minister Imran Khan. August 20, 2018. August 28, 2018. August 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180829095312/https://dnd.com.pk/uzbek-president-shavkat-mirziyoyev-greeted-prime-minister-imran-khan/148988/amp. dead.
  30. News: President Mirziyoyev to attend CIS summit in Dushanbe.
  31. News: President of Uzbekistan plans to visit India in autumn. April 3, 2018. April 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073731/https://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-43274.htm. dead.
  32. Web site: President Kovind accords ceremonial welcome to Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Tehelka.
  33. News: Uzbek President Visits France in First Trip to EU Country.
  34. Web site: Informal meeting with Nursultan Nazarabayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev .
  35. News: Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Germany in January - German ambassador.
  36. Web site: Sheikh Mohamed receives President of Uzbekistan - the National . 2019-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401030756/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/sheikh-mohamed-receives-president-of-uzbekistan-1.841152 . 2019-04-01 . dead .
  37. Web site: Uzbekistan's President meets with Xi Jinping. President.uz. en. 2019-04-26.
  38. Web site: CICA summit in progress in Dushanbe.
  39. Web site: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Belarus in August. qazaqtimes.com. en-US. 2019-07-24.
  40. Web site: Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Belarus in August. akbaryusupov. tashkenttimes.uz. 2019-07-24.
  41. Web site: Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Belarus in August – uzbekembassy.
  42. Web site: CIS informal summit .
  43. News: Uzbekistan aiming to lure Japanese investment with presidential visit . November 26, 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191128223341/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/11/26/business/uzbekistan-aiming-lure-japanese-investment-presidential-visit/ . 2019-11-28 . dead.
  44. News: Uzbek president to be on visit to Japan from Dec. 17-20 . December 14, 2019 . MENAFN.
  45. Web site: Archived copy . March 11, 2020 . February 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226010618/http://vestnikkavkaza.net/analysis/Shavkat-Mirziyoyev-to-open-Turkish-Presidential-library.html . dead .
  46. Web site: Foreign leaders arriving in Moscow to attend Victory Parade .
  47. Web site: По итогам визита Шавката Мирзиёева в Таджикистан намечено подписание свыше 30 документов. 2021-06-10. UzReport.news. ru.
  48. Web site: Президент Узбекистана прибыл в Туркменистан .
  49. Web site: Президент Узбекистана посетит с визитом Бельгию .
  50. Web site: Мирзиёев в будущем году отправится с визитом в Брюссель. Узбекистан планирует подписать соглашение о расширенном партнерстве с ЕС .
  51. Web site: Шавкат Мирзиёев провёл переговоры с делегацией из Бангладеш – Новости Узбекистана – NOVA24.UZ . July 17, 2021 .
  52. News: https://www.uzdaily.uz/articles-id-34111.htm . ru:Президент Казахстана посетит Узбекистан . ru . The President of Kazakhstan will visit Uzbekistan . September 13, 2017 . September 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183845/https://www.uzdaily.uz/articles-id-34111.htm . dead .
  53. Web site: | President of Afghanistan President Ghani concludes his official visit to Kazakhstan, returning home . 2017-09-12 . 2017-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914023958/http://president.gov.af/en/10/9/2017 . dead .
  54. Web site: Rahmon to visit Uzbekistan this autumn .
  55. Web site: Egyptian president to visit Uzbekistan . September 3, 2018 .
  56. Web site: Uzbekistan reveals date of upcoming Putin's visit . September 27, 2018 .
  57. Web site: President of the Republic of Korea to pay state visit to Uzbekistan .
  58. Web site: Shavkat Mirziyoyev invited Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Uzbekistan .
  59. Web site: Presidents of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan visit Khiva . 2022-06-22 . akipress.com.
  60. http://stv.uz/news/newsamar/11058-prezident-bangladesh-posetil-samarkand-i-vozlozhil-cvety-k-mogile-islama-karimova.html stv.uz — Президент Бангладеш посетил Самарканд и возложил цветы к могиле Ислама Каримова
  61. https://president.uz/ru/lists/view/2666 president.uz — Обсуждены перспективы сотрудничества с Бангладеш