Year 2017 in Uzbekistan has been proclaimed the Year of dialogue with the people and of people’s interests.
President-elect Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this at the celebration of the 24th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s Constitution (8 December) in Tashkent on Wednesday.
The tradition to name each year after a certain sphere of life in Uzbekistan started in 1997, which was also the Year of people’s interests. Current year, 2016, was proclaimed Year of healthy mother and child.
- 2016 — Year of healthy mother and child.
- 2015 — Year of attention and care for older generation.
- 2014 — Year of healthy child.
- 2013 — Year of wellbeing and prosperity.
- 2012 — Year of family.
- 2011 — Year of small business and private entrepreneurship.
- 2010 — Year of harmoniously developed generation.
- 2009 — Year of development and improvement of rural areas.
- 2008 — Year of youth.
- 2007 — Year of social protection.
- 2006 — Year of charity and medical workers.
- 2005 — Year of health.
- 2004 — Year of kindness and mercy.
- 2003 — Year of mahalla.
- 2002 — Year of protection of interests of older generation.
- 2001 — Year of mother and child.
- 2000 — Year of healthy generation.
- 1999 — Year of women.
- 1998 — Year of family.
- 1997 — Year of human interests.
