A festive and official occasion timed to the 23nd anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan on December 5 at the Uzbekistan Palace of International Forums gathered state and public figures, representatives of sciences, culture and arts, the public of the capital Tashkent, embassies of foreign nations and offices of international organizations accredited in our country.
The hokim (mayor) of the city of Tashkent Ravshan Usmanov opened the festive event.
Following the sounds of the state anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a keynote speech in the festive meeting.
The head of our state stressed in particular that the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the main legal guarantor of construction in our country, a sovereign democratic state, the interests, rights and freedoms, economic development and improve people’s welfare.
To celebrate this historic date, we will be more aware of the value of our great Basic Law to strengthen the independence, the dynamic development of the socio-economic sphere, improving the quality of life of the people, the growth of the international prestige of our country – in short, all the successes and achievements of our borders.
Another important aspect of the celebration of the Day of the Constitution is that in this day identifies priority areas for further development of society, reflecting the noble aspirations of our people, in accordance with what is announced name of the New Year.
On the initiative of President Islam Karimov, the year 2015 was declared as the Year of Care for the Senior Generation.
On the basis of the correspondingly elaborated National Program of the Year of Care for the Senior Generation has been improved regulatory framework aimed at improving the quality of life of older people. Carried out extensive work to improve the health of the older generation scale material and moral support, improve the quality of health and social services.
President Islam Karimov proposed to announce the coming year 2016 in our country as the Year of Healthy Mother and Child. The gathered expressed support for the proposal of the head of our state with a storm of applause.
The celebratory occasion ended with a festive gala concert with the performance of celebrities and young musicians.