The Palace of international forums saw a solemn meeting devoted to the 24th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 7 December.

President-elect of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev, addressing the participants, summed up the expiring year and proposed to declare the year 2017 as the Year of dialogue with the people and human interests.

The tradition to announce the name of the next year and identify priority areas for further development during the celebration of the Constitution Day dates back to 1997.

Previous years were declared:

1997 —Year of human interests

1998 —Year of family

1999 — Year of women

2000 — Year of healthy generation

2001 — Year of mother and child

2002 — Year of protection of interests of older generation

2003 — Year of makhalla

2004 — Year of kindness and mercy

2005 — Year of health

2006 — Year of charity and medical workers

2007 —Year of social protection

2008 — Year of youth

2009 —Year of rural development and improvement

2010 —Year of harmoniously developed generation

2011 — Year of small business and private entrepreneurship

2012 —Year of family

2013 — Year of wellbeing and prosperity

2014 —Year of healthy child

2015 —Year of attention and care for older generation

2016 — Year of healthy mother and child.