On the education and teaching of the French language in Uzbekistan

22.11.2022

Declaration of intent between

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic

[It was registered in the state register by the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the serial № 4532-FR-2023-H on November 14, 2023]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, hereinafter referred to as “the Signatories”,

Considering the mutual interest in pursuing cooperation within the framework of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the French Republic on cultural, scientific and technical cooperation, signed in Paris on October 27, 1993,

Considering that the teaching of the French language in Uzbekistan constitutes one of the bases of Uzbek-French university cooperation,

Welcoming the activity and expansion of the French Lycée in Tashkent,

Declare their common intent to intensify their cooperation in the field of education and teaching of the French language in Uzbekistan according to the following modalities:

1. France proposes to support the development of the teaching of the French language in Uzbek schools, particularly in those where it is reinforced, and will encourage the extension of the teaching of the French language in new establishments.

2. Uzbekistan and France commend the action of the Alliance française de Tashkent in the development of the French language teaching and the French language certifications in Uzbekistan, and propose to facilitate the creation of a new Alliance française in Samarkand.

3. Uzbekistan and France propose to promote the conditions allowing the creation of a structuring Uzbek-French higher education project.

4. Any activity conducted on the basis of this Declaration of intent will be regulated in accordance with the respective laws of States of the Signatories.

Signed in Paris on November 22, 2022, in two copies, each in the Uzbek, French and English languages.

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