According to the Permanent Mission of our country to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva, the Marrakesh Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013 in the city of Marrakech (Morocco) and is part of the system of international copyright treaties, the administrative functions of which are performed by WIPO. This treaty has an explicit humanitarian and social aspect, and its main purpose is to establish a number of binding restrictions and exceptions in the interests of the blind and persons with visual impairments or other disabilities to perceive printed information.

Daren Tang, welcoming Uzbekistan as a full participant of the Marrakesh Treaty, stated that "with the accession to the international document of WIPO, 60 thousand blind and visually impaired or otherwise disabled people in Uzbekistan will have access to more than 730 thousand specialized books available on the WIPO online platform." In addition, it makes it possible for all residents of the republic to participate in economic, social and cultural life. The readiness of the organization to continue important joint work on the implementation of the provisions of the treaty in Uzbekistan was also expressed.

The Uzbek side noted that "accession to the Marrakesh Treaty opens up an opportunity for the republic to join efforts to expand access to literary, scientific and artistic works for the blind and visually impaired or otherwise disabled."

They also expressed firm confidence that the Marrakesh Treaty will create an inclusive framework for the visually impaired in Uzbekistan to develop talents and fully reveal their potential, as well as facilitate access to the works of authors from Uzbekistan, to the cultural heritage of our country for people with disabilities in other countries.

It should be recalled that on January 13, 2022, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on Uzbekistan's accession to the Marrakesh Treaty on facilitating access to published works for the Blind and Visually Impaired or Other Persons with Disabilities to Perceive printed information, the Dune news agency reports.

The country's accession to the treaty will expand access to books, magazines, educational materials for the blind and visually impaired, ensure their access to the cultural and social life of society, and allow international exchange of copies of works created in accessible formats (Braille, "talking" books and others).