In an interview to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov explained the reasons for Uzbekistan's being cautious in making a decision to join the Eurasian Economic Union.
According to him, the country haв already begun to attend some meetings of the EAEU, "and at a fairly high level, and at the highest." He underscored that Uzbekistan had been studying all the pluses and all the minuses, "having a strong desire to take advantage of the opportunities that open up for the development of our economy, as well as our regional and international cooperation."
The Foreign Minister stressed that it is primarily about the "economic dimension of our cooperation."
“At the same time, I want to say frankly: we are looking closely at some of the criticisms of those who are members of the Eurasian Economic Union for several years. We want to find out what their dissatisfaction, claims, and what criticism are related to. That is, on the one hand, we will move towards taking advantage of the opening opportunities. But at the same time, we want to do it with the lowest cost and taking into account the experience of our neighbors,” said Abdulaziz Kamilov.
