TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 28. Chairman of the
State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, Akmalkhuja Mavlonov, held a
bilateral meeting with World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary
General Ian Saunders on the sidelines of an international session
in Brussels, which brought together delegations from 186 countries,
Trend reports.
Uzbekistan continues to be an engaged stakeholder in the Global
Trade Facilitation Program, a collaborative endeavor between the
World Customs Organization and the Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation. Currently in its second iteration (2024–2027), the
initiative seeks to streamline transnational trade protocols,
mitigate trade-associated expenditures, and optimize the efficacy
of customs processing.
In alignment with collaborative frameworks established alongside
the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), customs operatives from Uzbekistan have
engaged in approximately ten specialized technical seminars
concentrating on the intricacies of risk management paradigms and
time-release analytical methodologies. A pivotal milestone of this
collaboration was the designation of Customs Committee officer Sh.
Niyazov as a certified WCO International Expert—an affirmation of
the escalating proficiency within Uzbekistan’s customs
framework.
In the course of the assembly, Chairman Mavlonov put forth a
proposition to facilitate the WCO Global Canine Forum in Uzbekistan
in the year 2026. He also underscored the nation’s strategic
inclination towards amplifying synergies within the framework of
the “Smart Customs” paradigm, which is designed to catalyze digital
transformation and enhance the modernization of border and trade
governance.
The two sides identified several strategic directions for future
cooperation, reaffirming Uzbekistan’s strong engagement with the
international customs community and its commitment to aligning with
global best practices.
Meanwhile, due to limited time, the WCO Secretary General was
able to hold bilateral meetings with only about ten customs
leadership representatives. Uzbekistan was among this select group,
underscoring the international community’s growing recognition of
the consistent and ongoing customs reforms taking place in the
country.
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