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Uzbekistan
Index
Government: Constitution, adopted 1992, provides for
strong presidency, with power to appoint government and dissolve
legislature. In practice, authoritarian state with all power in executive
and suppression of dissent. Referendum, 1995, extended term of President
Islam Karimov to 2000. Local government with little autonomy; judiciary
ineffective.
Politics: Successor to Communist Party, People's
Democratic Party, dominates legislature and government; other major legal
party, Fatherland Progress Party, has no opposition role; opposition
parties weak, fragmented, many excluded by government and their leaders
exiled or jailed.
Foreign Relations: To avoid domination by Russia, wide
relations sought, early 1990s. Major goal cooperation among Central Asian
states, which fear domination by Uzbekistan. Free-trade zone with
Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan and cooperation on Aral Sea matters are major steps.
Economic and military dependence on CIS, especially Russia, continues.
Renewed economic ties with Iran, Turkey, possible major role in Economic
Cooperation Organization. Major aid programs from United States, Western
Europe, mid-1990s.
International Agreements and Memberships: United
Nations (UN), World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economic
Cooperation Organization (ECO), Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE), North Atlantic Cooperation Council, CIS, and North
Atlantic Treaty Organi-zation (NATO) Partnership for Peace.
Data as of March 1996
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