Global Tashkent as a center of parliamentary diplomacy: the anniversary IPU Assembly
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Academician Prof. Akmal Saidov, Deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Vice-President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (2020-2023), to Diplomacy Journal for publication through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. In April 2025, Tashkent will host the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the first time in the history of Central Asia. This event brings together over 2000 parliamentarians from more than 100 national parliaments,