Uzbekistan authorities, supported by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, attend Hague Conference on Private International Law

A high-level government delegation from Uzbekistan, supported by the  OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, is attending the 22nd Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), from 18 to 24 June 2019 in The Hague.

The visit is organized for the delegation consisting of the Director of Treaty and Law Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mirvokhid Azimov, Head of the International Legal Department of the Supreme Court, Alimdjan Kariev, and the Chief Consultant of the Department on Legal Protection of Interests of Uzbekistan of the Ministry of Justice Khurliman Aytniyazova, headed by the Deputy Minister of Justice Hudayor Meliev, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan.

The conference, in which Uzbekistan is participating as an observer, is dedicated to discussing the draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters.

In March 2019, Uzbekistan began the procedure for joining the Conference, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

During the visit, the delegation will hold meetings with the leadership of the HCCH and the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

The meetings will focus on the prospects for building up co-operation of Uzbekistan with the aforementioned international organizations in areas such as the development of private international law and the exchange of experiences in training legal personnel in accordance with international standards.

The Project Co-ordinator is supporting the visit within the framework of its project to support Uzbekistan in the improvement of policies and practices on the legal protection of private property rights.

The HCCH is an intergovernmental organization in the area of private international law which administers several international conventions, protocols and soft law instruments.