Uzbekistan's Ambassador To Belarus Has Been Dismissed

Amid the scandal over the Uzbek workers' revolt.

Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Belarus Rakhmatulla Nazarov has been dismissed for inaction on investment and export issues, reported the press secretary for the President of Uzbekistan, Sherzod Asadov.

According to Asadov, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the work of a number of foreign diplomatic missions. In particular, Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Belarus, Rakhmatulla Nazarov, was relieved of his duties “for indifference to issues of investment and foreign trade.”

The head of the Uzbek President’s Administration, Saida Mirziyoyeva, has been tasked with reviewing the work of diplomatic missions and preparing proposals to replace ineffective ambassadors with “young, forward-thinking personnel.”

Rakhmatulla Nazarov had held the post of Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Belarus since February 2024. He was appointed shortly before Alexander Lukashenko’s visit to Uzbekistan, following which the parties agreed on projects and contracts worth more than one billion dollars.

In March 2026, at a reception hosted by Lukashenko, Nazarov stated that the countries had nearly reached that threshold and intended to increase trade volume to $2 billion.

On July 9, 2026, during a meeting with Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Belarusian dictator proposed that migrant workers from Uzbekistan move to our country with their families. Soon after, about 250 migrant workers from Uzbekistan arrived in Belarus.

As a reminder, on July 13, 255 Uzbek citizens arrived in Vitebsk to work in Belarus. They were promised salaries of $900–1,000, but once they arrived, it turned out that they were only willing to pay $500, and the workers would have to cover their own housing and food costs. The Uzbeks were outraged by the proposed conditions, and some expressed a desire to return home.

In response to their appeal, the Migration Agency of Uzbekistan promised to look into the situation. The agency stated that it is investigating the situation on the ground together with the Andijan Regional Administration. If it turns out that the employer is violating the terms of the contract or underpaying wages, the migrants will be offered other jobs. At the same time, the agency emphasized that, under the terms of the project approved with the Belarusian side, the average salary should be $900–$1,000, and in some cases, up to $1,200.

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