Relationship dossier
Switzerland
Uzbekistan
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation includes development work and an agreement on returning confiscated assets for public benefit.
Switzerland toward Uzbekistan
+35Switzerland has supported development cooperation in Central Asia, including work involving Uzbekistan. In 2022, it agreed with Uzbekistan and the United Nations on a framework for returning confiscated assets linked to Gulnara Karimova for the benefit of Uzbekistan’s population.
Uzbekistan toward Switzerland
+30Uzbekistan cooperated with Switzerland and the United Nations on a 2022 framework for returning confiscated assets linked to Gulnara Karimova and directing them toward public benefit. The extent of other sustained government cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes practical development and legal cooperation, most notably the 2022 framework involving Switzerland, Uzbekistan and the United Nations for the return and public use of confiscated assets. The broader range and durability of bilateral cooperation are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Switzerland and Uzbekistan have engaged in development cooperation and legal cooperation over assets linked to Gulnara Karimova. In 2022, Switzerland and Uzbekistan agreed with the United Nations on a framework for returning confiscated funds for the benefit of Uzbekistan’s population. These actions indicate practical cooperation, though the broader scope and continuity of bilateral collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Switzerland, Uzbekistan and the United Nations agreed on a framework for returning confiscated assets linked to Gulnara Karimova for the benefit of Uzbekistan’s population.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Swiss development cooperation specifically with Uzbekistan are unclear.
- The implementation and longer-term effects of the returned-assets framework are unclear.