15th November 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Last week I went to see the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who are preparing for a high-level climate change meeting in Doha (in Qatar) at the end of this month – the 18th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. I went to explain the UK’s approach to […]
1st November 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Last week was taken up with the annual session of the Uzbek-British Trade and Industry Council, known as UBTIC. It brings together representatives of British companies working or interested in working in Uzbekistan, and of Government Ministries and state holding companies on the Uzbek side. It’s the biggest event of the commercial year for us, […]
18th October 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Last week I visited Uzbekistan’s National Olympic Committee, to meet the President of the Committee and the President of the National Paralympic Association. The Embassy worked with both organisations in preparation for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, including helping to organise a table-tennis tournament for the diplomatic community with Paralympians. President Boboev […]
3rd October 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
I arrived in Tashkent six weeks ago. In September I presented my credentials to President Karimov (letters from The Queen confirming my appointment as Ambassador). I was one of four Ambassadors to see the President that day. Each of us formally handed over our Letters of Credence, and then spent some time in one-to-one conversation […]