OSCE assists with Uzbekistan’s attendance at the Hague Conference on Private Property Law

AKIPRESS.COM - With support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, a delegation of Uzbek senior government officials participated at the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the Hague Conference on Private Property Law (HCCH) held in The Hague from 3 to 6 March, 2020. The delegation took part in the Council's meeting where, on 4 March, Uzbekistan was accepted as the 84th member-state of the HCCH.
The visit was organized by the Project Co-ordinator as part of its effort with the Government of Uzbekistan, to align the national legislation on private property protection with best international practices and standards.
The delegation was headed by Ruslanbek Davletov, Minister of Justice of Uzbekistan, and consisted of officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Tashkent State University of Law. The delegation met with representatives of the HCCH, the International Development Law Organization, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and Eurojust, as well as with their counterparts from the Netherland's government ministries and agencies.
The meetings and subsequent discussions built momentum for the efforts of the Justice Ministry in harmonizing the country's civil legislation with the best foreign practices and implementation of advanced international standards in this area to ensure the inviolability of private property, the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities, especially entrepreneurs.