Analysts say that recent attempts by Uzbekistan to expand the destinations accessible to its labour migrants are unlikely to drastically reduce its current reliance on Russia. According to official figures, about 2.5 million Uzbek citizens are labour migrants, with some two million working in Russia. In September last year, Uzbekistan introduced a presidential decree on measures to introduce a more orderly legal labour migration system. The ambassadors proposed opening representative labour migration offices in these countries. “Russia will still remain the most important country for the Uzbek labour force.