Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Land plots adjacent to apartment buildings are not subject to privatization. This was announced by Diyor Ergashev, Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction.

The objects of privatization are also not:

land plots with mineral deposits;

land plots that are part of the lands of nature protection, health improvement, recreational, historical and cultural purposes, forest and water funds.

Privatization of land plots by foreign citizens, stateless persons, foreign legal entities and enterprises with foreign investments is not allowed.

Depending on the status of the land plot, privatization is carried out in two forms (free or non-free areas): 

- acquisition by citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Uzbekistan of land plots belonging to them on the basis of the right of permanent use, lifelong possession or lease;

- acquisition of a free land plot through an online auction.