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MERICAN Journal of Public Diplomacy and International Studies
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Strategy Program of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026" was adopted. It was also determined that 
the issues of peace and harmony and religious tolerance between the nationalities living in our 
country are important factors of spiritual development. 
Results and anlytics 
Today, 2,335 religious organizations belonging to 16 denominations are officially operating in 
the country. 2142 of them are Islamic and 193 non-Islamic organizations. Among them are 174 
Christian religious organizations, 8 Jewish, 6 Baha'i communities, 1 community of Yehova's 
witnesses, 1 community of Krishna Consciousness, 1 Buddhist temple and 1 Bible Society of 
Uzbekistan. (Information of the Religious Affairs Committee under the Cabinet of Ministers of 
the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 2022). 
The conclusion contains the following points: "The OSCE welcomes Uzbekistan's efforts to 
amend the national legislation on freedom of religion and belief in order to bring it into line with 
international standards on freedom of religion and belief. There are a number of commendable 
provisions aimed at improving the current legislation in the country, in particular, reducing the 
minimum number of citizens required to establish a religious organization, canceling the ban on 
wearing religious clothing in public places, and requiring the adoption of a decision on the 
termination of a religious organization. "According to the new legislation, decisions will be 
made by the court, not by the administrative bodies." [20] 
At the end of our research, ensuring religious tolerance in some Uzbekistan is conditioned by the 
following tasks: 
international community, Uzbekistan's compliance with 
all norms of international law will increase the country's prestige. In particular, the international 
principles and rules of religious tolerance are reflected in the current legislation of the country, 
which creates the ground for the rise of the country's position in the international arena, in the 
democratic index and ratings. At the same time, it serves as an important factor for stability and 
development in the country; 
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Secondly, ensuring inter-religious tolerance in the society brings the relations between the 
state and the society to a higher level. It strengthens the relations of respect and tolerance of 
followers of one religious denomination towards members of other religions and 
denominations. This aspect is necessary for each religious denomination to follow its 
religious beliefs and to recognize the religious rights of others; 
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Thirdly, since ancient times, religion has been a means of uniting people in the path of virtue 
and goodness, unity and tolerance. And religious intolerance has been a means of causing 
various conflicts and wars in all eras and all societies. For this reason, it is important to carry 
out a sharp struggle against representatives of any confessions that promote religious 
intolerance and cause national and religious differences in our country; 
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Fourthly, the issue of religious tolerance in ensuring national security is one of the most 
important tasks in the modern world. After all, changing religious views and falsifying 
original sources are regularly manifested in the daily activities of religious extremist 
organizations. Therefore, using religious tolerance to ensure internal stability and integration 
of society, to protect against various threats, and to eliminate external religious influences 
aimed at political goals is effective. 
In our opinion, one of the aspects that can hinder the provision of religious tolerance in our 
country is the lack of clear skills between religiosity and secularism. This, in turn, is caused by 
the attempt of a representative of one religious denomination to justify his right to other 
denominations. At this point, the thoughts of the great sage Confucius, "Be prepared that others 
will not accept the rule that you believe to be right" are suitable for our topic of discussion. 
Another reason for intolerance is ignorance. A person cannot have an intolerant attitude towards 

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