Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan relations
diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan relations refers to the relations between the neighboring Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has an embassy in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan has an embassy in Tashkent. Both countries were previously subordinated republics of the Soviet Union as Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic and Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic before its collapse in 1991.
History
The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tashkent was opened in 1996. The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Ashgabat was opened in 1995.
Rifts
Relations between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan became tense in the 1990s as border controls and ethnic conflict became major sources of tension. Both the Turkmen minority of Uzbekistan and the Uzbek minority of Turkmenistan were intentionally subjected to discrimination, as poor quality education for both groups increased a lack of fluency in their respective country's dominant language as well as in Russian (languages necessary for higher education). Consequently, both minority communities experienced increased exclusion from job markets resulting in gradual social and economic decline throughout the 1990s.
Relations in late 2002
Ties worsened particularly under the government of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov, who in November 2002 accused Uzbekistan of being responsible for sponsoring an attempt on his life.
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