Country Profile: Uzbekistan

Library of Congress – Federal Research Division Country Profile: Uzbekistan, February 2007 
 
 
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troops from the Karshi–Khanabad air base from which they had launched operations in 
Afghanistan since 2002. Western criticism of the events in Andijon was the proximate reason for 
these moves. In late 2006, Uzbekistan rejoined the Collective Security Treaty Organization of 
the Commonwealth of Independent States, from which it had withdrawn in 1998. Wary of the 
threat of Islamic theocracy to its secular government, Uzbekistan has limited its contacts with 
Iran, although it defended Iran’s right to pursue a nuclear program in 2006. 
Membership in International Organizations: 
Among the international organizations of which 
Uzbekistan is a member are the Asian Development Bank, Collective Security Treaty 
Organization (of the Commonwealth of Independent States), Commonwealth of Independent 
States, Economic Cooperation Organization, Eurasian Economic Community, Euro-Atlantic 
Partnership Council, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Food and Agriculture 
Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), International Development 
Association, International Finance Corporation, International Labour Organization, International 
Monetary Fund, International Organization for Standardization, International 
Telecommunication Union, Islamic Development Bank, Organisation for the Prohibition of 
Chemical Weapons, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Partnership for Peace 
(of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO), Shanghai Cooperation Organization, United 
Nations, United Nations Committee on Trade and Development, United Nations Educational, 
Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, 
Universal Postal Union, World Customs Organization, World Federation of Trade Unions, 
World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, and World Trade 
Organization (observer status).