A two-day international conference on \"The conceptual directions of further deepening democratic reforms and development of civil society in Uzbekistan\" opened in Tashkent on 22 April. The main purpose of this event is more profound and extensive studying provisions and conclusions, which contained in Address of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the joint session of Legislative Chamber and Senate of Oliy Majlis in November 2010. About 200 delegates from international organizations, foreign companies and representative offices, experts from over 30 countries, as well as heads of diplomatic missions, representatives of UN, ADB, IDB, OSCE, UNESCO, UNICEF and others are attending the forum. Such a substantial interest of international structures, experts and specialists due to the fact that Uzbekistan after gaining independence and having chosen own \"Uzbek model\" of reforming the society, achieved significant successes in all spheres of social life, in particular high growth rates of macroeconomic indexes. As it was noted in Presidential speech at the joint session of Legislative Chamber and Senate of Oliy Majlis, the successful structural reforms in economy and as a whole the resolute steps on the way to modernization of country meet with world community recognition. Country\'s achievements are highly evaluated by such authoritative international organizations as International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Asian Development Bank, etc. For last years, when in most world countries occurred substantial recession of rates of economic growth, GDP growth rate in Uzbekistan made up 9% in 2008, 8.1% - in 2009, 8.5% - in 2010 and 8.3% expected in 2011. In his profound report the Uzbek leader noted that for short period according to historical criterion of independent development our country reached to recognized top, which completely changed its image and position in world community. The process of reformation and democratization of country took irrevocable, irreversible and gradual manner. Impartially evaluating the traversed path, thoroughly analyzing gained experience, the Head of State particularly underscored, that the life not stand still and achieved just a part of long and complicated way of constructing democratic legal state with steady developing economy. Based upon this, Uzbek President defined significant priorities of further extending of democratic reforms. Within the framework of the international conference overall discussion of conceptual directions of further extending democratic reforms and development of civil society in Uzbekistan will take place. The issues of democratization of government and administration, reforming judicial-legal system and information field, ensuring of freedom in choice and civil society development, as well as further extending democratic market reforms and liberalizing of economics will be considered at six sectional meetings.

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