Whereas the people of Uzbekistan are celebrating September 1, 1991, the 28th anniversary of the independence of Uzbekistan from the Soviet Union; Whereas the principles of the Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework between the United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan of July 2002 reaffirmed Uzbekistan’s commitment to further intensify the democratic transition of its society politically and economically; Whereas Uzbekistan’s ongoing regional initiatives aimed at strengthening stability and economic cooperation in Central Asia contribute greatly to the stability of the region; Whereas President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Five Year Strategy of Action promotes good governance, judicial reform and rule of law, economic liberalization, social development, and an open and constructive foreign policy; Whereas the historic first visit of President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to the United States in May 2018 launched a new era of strategic partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan; Whereas during the visit of President Mirziyoyev to the United States business deals valued at more than $4,800,000,000 were signed followed by contracts valued at more than $2,500,000,000 at the bilateral business forum in Tashkent in October 2018, and the first-ever Department of Commerce-led Certified Trade Mission to Uzbekistan in June 2019; Whereas the creation of the Congressional Uzbekistan Caucus in the House of Representatives has led to unprecedented levels of dialogue between American and Uzbek political leadership; Whereas support provided to the United States by the Government of Uzbekistan in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States was crucial to the expulsion of al-Qaida from Afghanistan; Whereas the deepening of ties between the State of Mississippi and Uzbekistan through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program has led to increased levels of military cooperation