Abstract. The article reveals the features of international trade, economic and integration priorities of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The conceptual approaches to joining the WTO, diversification of the geography and structure of foreign trade, as well as the expansion of foreign economic cooperation with world and regional powers, the CIS countries and Central Asia are substantiated. Particular attention is paid to risks and building vectors of effective interaction with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as well as mitigating the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on the national economy.