In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Utkurovich Khaydarov was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Prior to the appointment, Mr. Khaydarov worked as the Chairman of the Association of Textile and Garment Industry Enterprises of Uzbekistan, as well as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine (2006-2009).