At the invitation of Mr. Abdusalomov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Uzbekistan, CPAFFC sent an observer’s delegation  headed by Ms. Hu Chunmei, Deputy Director General Level Counsel of the European and Central Asian Department, Secretary General of China Central Asia Friendship Association to Uzbekistan to observed the preparation, voting and ballots counting of the presidential election from March 27 to 31.

The delegation visited Tashkent, the capital city and Urgench in northwest of the country. During their stay in Urgench, the delegation further studies the whole process of the election, including the voting and ballots counting. On the election day, Ms. Hu had an interview with Uzbekistani National TV station.

On March 30, CEC announced preliminary result, acclaiming that President Karimov had won re-election with his share of vote at 90.39%.