On September 20, 2021, Tashkent hosted a conference of the Valdai Discussion Club and the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, titled “Russia and Uzbekistan in the Face of Development and Security Challenges at a New Historical Stage of Interaction”. Session 3 was titled “International trade and integration in Central Eurasia”. Alexey Bezborodov, Managing Partner, Infra Projects LLC; Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Scientific Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Umid Abidkhadjaev, Director of the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research; Rustam Makhmudov, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of International Relations, University of World Economy and Diplomacy; Nodir Zhumaev, Deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Professor, participated. The session was moderated by Sadyk Safayev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.