{"id":196766,"date":"2026-07-22T15:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196766\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:30:54","slug":"uzbekistans-ambassador-to-belarus-fired-for-indifference-to-investment-and-trade","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196766\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan\u2019s ambassador to Belarus fired for \u201cindifference to investment and trade\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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July 22, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Rakhmatulla Nazarov, Uzbekistan\u2019s ambassador to Belarus, has been dismissed \u201cbecause of his indifference to issues of investment and foreign trade,\u201d the Uzbek president\u2019s press secretary Sherzod Asadov wrote on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Asadov, Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed dissatisfaction with Nazarov at a government conference on July 21. He also criticized the country\u2019s ambassadors to France, Austria, Spain, Italy, Oman, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dismissal of Nazarov, who took office in February 2024, comes shortly after Mirziyoyev\u2019s visit to Minsk on July 8 and 9. While meeting with the Uzbek president, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka boasted that the two countries had brought bilateral trade to a record high of nearly $1 billion. Mirziyoyev said the trade had almost tripled over five years and risen by 30 percent since the start of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the talks, \u0141uka\u0161enka revealed that he had invited migrant workers from Uzbekistan to come to Belarus with their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office later said that around 5,000 Uzbek workers are expected to arrive in Belarus\u2019 Viciebsk region to fill jobs in agriculture, construction, industry and the services sector, with some also set to work as nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Belarusian citizens have left Belarus in recent years as its authorities cracked down on political opponents and sided with Russia in its war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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